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高い松の木が湖の周囲を取り囲んでいる。

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高い 松の木 周囲 取り囲んでいる

English Translation

Tall pine trees make a ring around the lake.

Furigana

(たか)(まつ)()(みずうみ)周囲(しゅうい)()(かこ)んでいる。

Romanji

Takai Matsunoki ga mizuumi no shūi o torikakondeiru.

Words

高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
松の木 (まつのき)
pine tree
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(みずうみ)
lake
()
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
周囲 (しゅうい)
surroundings; environs; circumference
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
取り囲む (とりかこむ)
to surround; to crowd around

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ショウ、 まつ
Meaning: pine tree
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: コ、 みずうみ
Meaning: lake
Readings: シュウ、 まわ.り
Meanings: circumference, circuit, lap
Readings: イ、 かこ.む、 かこ.う、 かこ.い
Meanings: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up