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このかたに命があった。この命は人の光であった。

Sentence Analyzer

この かたに あった この あった

English Translation

In him was life, and that life was the light of man.

Furigana

このかたに(いのち)があった。この(いのち)(ひと)(ひかり)であった。

Romanji

Kono katani inochi ga atta. kono inochi wa hito no hikari de atta.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(いのち)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation; core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate; destiny; karma
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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
(ひかり)
light
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light