壁の絵が彼の目に留まった。

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壁の絵が彼の目に留まった。

English Translation

His eye fell on the picture on the wall.

Furigana

壁(かべ)の絵(え)が彼(かれ)の目(め)に留(と)まった。

Romanji

Kabe no e ga kare no me ni tomatta.

Words

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

絵 (え)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

が (が)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

止まる (とまる)

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

Kanji

壁

Readings: ヘキ、かべ

Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence

絵

Readings: カイ、エ

Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

目

Readings: モク、ボク、め、 -め、ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

留

Readings: リュウ、ル、と.める、と.まる、とど.める、とど.まる、るうぶる

Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop