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貧しい老父が王様に拝見を許された。

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貧しい 老父 王様 拝見 許された

English Translation

A humble-looking old man was presented to the king.

Furigana

(まず)しい老父(ろうふ)王様(おうさま)拝見(はいけん)(ゆる)された。

Romanji

Mazushii rōfu ga ōsama ni haiken o yurusareta.

Words

貧しい (まずしい)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
老父 (ろうふ)
old father
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
王様 (おうさま)
king
()
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
拝見 (はいけん)
seeing; look at
()
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.
許す (ゆるす)
to permit; to allow; to approve; to tolerate; to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off; to confide in; to give up; to yield

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: オウ、 -ノウ
Meanings: king, rule, magnate
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: ハイ、 おが.む、 おろが.む
Meanings: worship, adore, pray to
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: キョ、 ゆる.す、 もと
Meanings: permit, approve