遠くから見れば、その丘は象のようだ。

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遠くから見れば、その丘は象のようだ。

English Translation

Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant.

Furigana

遠(とお)くから見(み)れば、その丘(おか)は象(ぞう)のようだ。

Romanji

Tōku kara mireba, sono oka wa zō no yō da.

Words

遠く (とおく)

far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

丘 (おか)

hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

象 (ぞう)

elephant

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

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative