煉瓦の壁は透かして見ることはできない。
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English Translation
One can't see through a brick wall.
Furigana
Romanji
Renga no kabe wa sukashite miru koto wa dekinai.
Words
煉瓦
(れんが、レンガ)
brick
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
壁
(かべ、へき)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
透かす
(すかす)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to space (lines); to prune (trees); to fart without making a sound
見る
(みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
事
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
出来る
(できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
Kanji
Readings: レン、 ね.る
Meanings: refine metals, kneading over fire
Readings: ガ、 かわら、 ぐらむ
Meanings: tile, gram
Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence
Readings: トウ、 す.く、 す.かす、 す.ける、 とう.る、 とう.す
Meanings: transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible