家々がマッチ箱に見えた。

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家々 が まっち箱 に 見えた 。

English Translation

The houses looked like so many matchboxes.

Furigana

家々(いえいえ)がマッチ箱(ばこ)に見(み)えた。

Romanji

Ieie ga matchibako ni mieta.

Words

家々 (いえいえ)

every house or family

が (が)

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

マッチ箱 (マッチばこ)

matchbox

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

箱

Readings: ソウ、 はこ

Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible