彼女は背が低すぎて塀の向こうがみえなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 は 背 が 低すぎて 塀 の 向こう が みえなかった 。

English Translation

She was too short to see over the fence.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は背(せ)が低(ひく)すぎて塀(へい)の向(む)こうがみえなかった。

Romanji

Kanojo wa se ga hikusugite hei no mukō ga mienakatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

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

低い (ひくい)

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

塀 (へい)

wall; fence

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

向こう (むこう)

opposite side; other side; opposite direction; over there; that way; far away; beyond; the other party; the other person; future (starting now)

見える (みえる)

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to appear; to come

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

低

Readings: テイ、 ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる

Meanings: lower, short, humble

塀

Readings: ヘイ、 ベイ

Meanings: fence, wall, (kokuji)

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach