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彼女は姉のそばでは低く見える。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 そば 低く 見える

English Translation

She seems short beside her sister.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)(あね)のそばでは(ひく)()える。

Romanji

Kanojo wa ane no soba de wa hikuku mieru.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(あね)
older sister; elder sister
()
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
蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
(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.
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)
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: シ、 あね、 はは
Meaning: elder sister
Readings: テイ、 ひく.い、 ひく.める、 ひく.まる
Meanings: lower, short, humble
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible