ほんの２、３人しか会議に姿を見せなかった。

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English Translation

Only a few members turned up at the meeting.

Furigana

ほんの２、３人(にん)しか会議(かいぎ)に姿(すがた)を見(み)せなかった。

Romanji

Honno ni, san nin shika kaigi ni sugata o misenakatta.

Words

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

会議 (かいぎ)

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress

に (に)

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

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display