暗闇の中にほのかな光が見えた。

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暗闇 の 中に ほのか な 光 が 見えた 。

English Translation

We saw a dim light in the darkness.

Furigana

暗闇(くらやみ)の中(なか)にほのかな光(ひかり)が見(み)えた。

Romanji

Kurayami no nakani honoka na hikari ga mieta.

Words

暗闇 (くらやみ)

darkness; the dark

の (の)

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

仄か (ほのか)

faint; indistinct; dim; few; a little

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

光 (ひかり)

light

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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

暗

Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る

Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded

闇

Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い

Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

光

Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり

Meanings: ray, light

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible