彼はまるで幽霊を見たような顔つきをしていた。

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彼 は まるで 幽霊 を 見た ような 顔つき を していた 。

English Translation

He looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はまるで幽霊(ゆうれい)を見(み)たような顔(かお)つきをしていた。

Romanji

Kare wa marude yūrei o mita yōna kaotsuki o shiteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

丸で (まるで)

quite; entirely; completely; at all; as if; as though; just like

幽霊 (ゆうれい)

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

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.

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...

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

顔付き (かおつき)

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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

幽

Readings: ユウ、 ふか.い、 かす.か、 くら.い、 しろ.い

Meanings: seclude, confine to a room, deep, profound, secluded, faint, dark, tranquil, calm

霊

Readings: レイ、 リョウ、 たま

Meanings: spirits, soul

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

顔

Readings: ガン、 かお

Meanings: face, expression