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こうした美しいものがそんな昔にみんな手で作られたとは、ほとんど信じられない感じです。

Sentence Analyzer

こうした 美しい もの そんな みんな手 作られた ほとんど 信じられない 感じ です

English Translation

It's almost hard to believe all these beautiful things were made by hand such a long time ago.

Furigana

こうした(うつく)しいものがそんな(むかし)にみんな(しゅ)(つく)られたとは、ほとんど(しん)じられない(かん)じです。

Romanji

Kōshita utsukushii mono ga sonna mukashi ni minnashu de tsukurareta to wa, hotondo shinjirarenai kanji desu.

Words

斯うした (こうした)
such
美しい (うつくしい)
beautiful; lovely
(もの、もん)
person
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
そんな (そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(むかし)
olden days; former
()
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
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
殆ど (ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
感じ (かんじ)
feeling; sense; impression
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation