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海の近くに低い丘がある。

Sentence Analyzer

近く 低い ある

English Translation

There is a low hill near the sea.

Furigana

(うみ)(ちか)くに(ひく)(おか)がある。

Romanji

Umi no chikaku ni hikui oka ga aru.

Words

(うみ、み、わた、わだ)
sea; ocean; waters
()
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
近く (ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
()
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
低い (ひくい)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)
(おか)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: テイ、 ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる
Meanings: lower, short, humble
Readings: キュウ、 おか
Meanings: hill, knoll