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Zach

気球がゆっくり降りてきた。

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気球 ゆっくり 降りてきた

English Translation

The balloon descended slowly.

Furigana

気球(ききゅう)がゆっくり()りてきた。

Romanji

Kikyū ga yukkuri oritekita.

Words

気球 (ききゅう)
balloon; blimp
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ゆっくり (ゆっくり)
slowly; at ease; restful
降りる (おりる)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

Kanji

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender