そよ風で池の面にさざ波が立った。

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そよ風で池の面にさざ波が立った。

English Translation

A gentle wind made ripples on the surface of the pond.

Furigana

そよ風(かぜ)で池(いけ)の面(めん)にさざ波(なみ)が立(た)った。

Romanji

Soyokaze de ike no men ni sazanami ga tatta.

Words

そよ風 (そよかぜ、びふう)

gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr

で (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.

池 (いけ)

pond

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

面 (めん)

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect; facet; side; chamfer; counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

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

細波 (さざなみ)

ripple (on water); wavelets

が (が)

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)