彼は生死の境をさ迷った。

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彼 は 生死 の 境 を さ迷った 。

English Translation

He hovered between life and death.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は生死(せいし)の境(さかい)をさ迷(まよ)った。

Romanji

Kare wa seishi no sakai o samayotta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

生死 (せいし、しょうし、しょうじ)

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

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

境 (さかい、きょう)

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region; spot; space; environment; psychological state; mental state; cognitive object; something perceptible by the sense organs or mind

を (を)

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.

彷徨う (さまよう)

to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

生

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

境

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい

Meanings: boundary, border, region

迷

Readings: メイ、 まよ.う

Meanings: astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion