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空を背景にして山は本当に美しく見えた。

Sentence Analyzer

背景 して 本当に 美しく 見えた

English Translation

Seen against the sky, the mountain looked really beautiful.

Furigana

(そら)背景(はいけい)にして(やま)本当(ほんとう)(うつく)しく()えた。

Romanji

Sora o haikei ni shite yama wa hontōni utsukushiku mieta.

Words

(そら)
sky; the heavens
()
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.
背景 (はいけい)
background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
本当に (ほんとうに、ほんとに、ホントに、ホントーに、ホントウに)
really; truly
美しい (うつくしい)
beautiful; lovely
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: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Reading: ケイ
Meanings: scenery, view
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible