その子は餓死しかかっているような様子をしていた。

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その 餓死しかかっている ような 様子 していた

English Translation

He had the appearance of being half-starved.

Furigana

その()餓死(がし)しかかっているような様子(ようす)をしていた。

Romanji

Sono ko wa gashishikakatteiru yōna yōsu o shiteita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
()
child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
餓死 (がし、がしん)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
様子 (ようす)
state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; appearance; look; aspect; sign; indication
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ガ、 う.える
Meanings: starve, hungry, thirst
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix