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Zach

私たちの声のこだまが谷の反対側から聞こえた。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち こだま 反対側 から 聞こえた

English Translation

We heard the echo of our voices from the other side of the valley.

Furigana

(わたし)たちの(こえ)のこだまが(たに)反対側(はんたいがわ)から()こえた。

Romanji

Watashitachi no koe no kodama ga tani no hantaigawa kara kikoeta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
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
(こえ)
voice
こだま (こだま)
regular (stops at every station) Toukai-line Shinkansen
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(たに)
valley
反対側 (はんたいがわ)
opposite side
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
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: コク、 たに、 きわ.まる
Meaning: valley
Readings: ハン、 ホン、 タン、 ホ、 そ.る、 そ.らす、 かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meaning: anti-
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ソク、 かわ、 がわ、 そば
Meanings: side, lean, oppose, regret
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen