湖は穏やかで、白鳥が何羽か泳いでいる。

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湖 は 穏やか で 、 白鳥 が 何 羽 か 泳いでいる 。

English Translation

The lake is calm, with some swans swimming on it.

Furigana

湖(みずうみ)は穏(おだ)やかで、白鳥(はくちょう)が何(なん)羽(わ)か泳(およ)いでいる。

Romanji

Mizuumi wa odayaka de, hakuchō ga nan wa ka oyoideiru.

Words

湖 (みずうみ)

lake

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

穏やか (おだやか)

calm; gentle; quiet

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

白鳥 (はくちょう、しろとり、しらとり)

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

羽 (わ、ば、ぱ)

counter for birds and rabbits

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

泳ぐ (およぐ)

to swim

Kanji

湖

Readings: コ、 みずうみ

Meaning: lake

穏

Readings: オン、 おだ.やか

Meanings: calm, quiet, moderation

白

Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い

Meaning: white

鳥

Readings: チョウ、 とり

Meanings: bird, chicken

何

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-

Meaning: what

羽

Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね

Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits

泳

Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ

Meaning: swim