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平らな土地には山も丘もない。

Sentence Analyzer

平らな 土地 ない

English Translation

Flat land has no mountains or hills.

Furigana

(たい)らな土地(とち)には(やま)(おか)もない。

Romanji

Tairana tochi ni wa yama mo oka mo nai.

Words

平ら (たいら)
flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion
土地 (とち、どおじ、どじ、どち)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
(おか)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ヘイ、 ビョウ、 ヒョウ、 たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-
Meanings: even, flat, peace
Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: キュウ、 おか
Meanings: hill, knoll