いぬ達は月に向かって遠吠えしていた。

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いぬ達 は 月 に 向かって 遠吠え していた 。

English Translation

The dogs were howling at the moon.

Furigana

いぬ達(たち)は月(つき)に向(む)かって遠吠(とおぼ)えしていた。

Romanji

Inutachi wa tsuki ni mukatte tōboe shiteita.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

月 (つき)

moon; month

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

遠吠え (とおぼえ)

howling

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

達

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

月

Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき

Meanings: month, moon

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

遠

Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い

Meanings: distant, far

吠

Readings: ハイ、 ベイ、 ほえ.る、 ほ.える

Meanings: bark, howl, cry