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Zach

暗闇で赤いライトが光っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

暗闇 赤い らいと 光っていた

English Translation

A red light was glowing in the dark.

Furigana

暗闇(くらやみ)(あか)いライトが(ひか)っていた。

Romanji

Kurayami de akai raito ga hikatteita.

Words

暗闇 (くらやみ)
darkness; the dark
(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.
赤い (あかい)
red; Red (i.e. communist)
ライト (ライト)
light; right; right field; right fielder
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
光る (ひかる)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright

Kanji

Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light