彼は悲嘆に暮れてぼう然としていた。

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彼 は 悲嘆 に 暮れて ぼう然 と していた 。

English Translation

He was blind with sorrow.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は悲嘆(ひたん)に暮(く)れてぼう然(ぜん)としていた。

Romanji

Kare wa hitan ni kurete bōzen to shiteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

悲嘆 (ひたん)

grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation

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

暮れる (くれる)

to get dark; to end; to come to an end; to close; to run out; to be sunk (e.g. in despair); to be lost

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

悲

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ

Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret

嘆

Readings: タン、 なげ.く、 なげ.かわしい

Meanings: sigh, lament, moan, grieve, sigh of admiration

暮

Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす

Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time

然

Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well