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ボブは装飾された額にその肖像画を収めたけれど、上下さかさまだった。

Sentence Analyzer

ぼぶ 装飾された その 肖像画 収めた けれど 上下さ さま だった

English Translation

Bob mounted the portrait in a fancy frame, but it was upside down.

Furigana

ボブは装飾(そうしょく)された(がく)にその肖像画(しょうぞうが)(おさ)めたけれど、上下(じょうげ)さかさまだった。

Romanji

Bobu wa sōshokusareta gaku ni sono shōzōga o osameta keredo, jōgesa ka sama datta.

Words

ボブ (ボブ)
bob
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
装飾 (そうしょく)
ornament
(がく)
picture (framed); amount or sum (of money)
()
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
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...
肖像画 (しょうぞうが)
portrait
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
収める (おさめる)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay (fees); to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place); to achieve (e.g. a result)
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
上下 (うえした)
top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; upside-down
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
(ざま)
mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...; manner of ...; way of ...
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 よそお.う、 よそお.い
Meanings: attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess
Readings: ショク、 かざ.る、 かざ.り
Meanings: decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
Readings: ガク、 ひたい
Meanings: forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume
Readings: ショウ、 あやか.る
Meaning: resemblance
Reading: ゾウ
Meanings: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: シュウ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior