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Zach

壁はざらざらとした石で出来ていた。

Sentence Analyzer

ざらざら した 出来ていた

English Translation

The wall was made of rough stones.

Furigana

(かべ)はざらざらとした(いし)出来(でき)ていた。

Romanji

Kabe wa zarazara to shita ishi de dekiteita.

Words

(かべ、へき)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ザラザラ (ザラザラ、ざらざら)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; granular; sound of grains or beads moving
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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
(いし)
stone; gem; jewel
(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.
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become