上から眺めたときのその島は形が洋ナシに似ている。

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上から眺めたときのその島は形が洋なしに似ている。

English Translation

The island as seen from above resembles a pear in shape.

Furigana

上(うえ)から眺(なが)めたときのその島(しま)は形(かたち)が洋(よう)ナシに似(に)ている。

Romanji

Ue kara nagameta toki no sono shima wa katachi ga yō nashi ni niteiru.

Words

上 (うえ)

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

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

眺める (ながめる)

to view; to gaze at

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

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...

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

は (は)

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

形 (かたち、よう)

form; shape; figure; visage

が (が)

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

洋 (よう)

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western; European

梨 (なし)

nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear

に (に)

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

似る (にる)

to resemble; to look like; to take after; to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like