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Zach

壁に映った彼の影は悲しそうだった。

Sentence Analyzer

映った 悲しそう だった

English Translation

His shadow on the wall looked sad.

Furigana

(かべ)(うつ)った(かれ)(かげ)(かな)しそうだった。

Romanji

Kabe ni utsutta kare no kage wa kanashisō datta.

Words

(かべ、へき)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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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
映る (うつる)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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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
(かげ)
shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace; shadow (of one's former self)
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence
Readings: エイ、 うつ.る、 うつ.す、 は.える、 -ば.え
Meanings: reflect, reflection, projection
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: エイ、 かげ
Meanings: shadow, silhouette, phantom
Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ
Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret