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Zach

何千もの星が空に輝いていた。

Sentence Analyzer

輝いていた

English Translation

Thousands of stars shone in the heavens.

Furigana

(なん)(せん)もの(ほし)(そら)(かがや)いていた。

Romanji

Nan sen mo no hoshi ga sora ni kagayaiteita.

Words

(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(せん、ち)
1,000; thousand
()
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
()
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
(ほし)
star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(そら)
sky; the heavens
()
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
輝く (かがやく)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: セン、 ち
Meaning: thousand
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし
Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark
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: キ、 かがや.く
Meanings: radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle