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Zach

その物語は口から口へ伝えられて生き残った。

Sentence Analyzer

その 物語 から 伝えられて 生き残った

English Translation

The story lived on, passed from person to person.

Furigana

その物語(ものがたり)(くち)から(くち)(つた)えられて()(のこ)った。

Romanji

Sono monogatari wa kuchi kara kuchi e tsutaerarete ikinokotta.

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...
物語 (ものがたり)
tale; story; legend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くち)
mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords
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
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
伝える (つたえる)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
生き残る (いきのこる)
to survive

Kanji

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り
Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance