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Zach

その埃っぽい小道は谷へと下って行く。

Sentence Analyzer

その っぽい 小道 下って行く

English Translation

The dusty track descends to a valley.

Furigana

その(ほこり)っぽい小道(こみち)(たに)へと(くだい)って()く。

Romanji

Sono hokori ppoi komichi wa tani e to kudatteiku.

Words

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...
(ほこり、ホコリ、あい)
dust; one ten-billionth
っぽい (っぽい、ぽい)
-ish; -like; tossing something out; throwing something away
小道 (こみち、しょうけい)
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(たに)
valley
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
下がる (さがる)
to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire; to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded; to get closer to the present day; to go south

Kanji

Readings: アイ、 ほこり、 ちり
Meaning: dust
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: コク、 たに、 きわ.まる
Meaning: valley
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
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank