彼はいわば、見知らぬ国からやってきた一種のヒーローとなった。

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English Translation

He became, as it were, a kind of hero from a strange land.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はいわば、見知(みし)らぬ国(くに)からやってきた一種(いっしゅ)のヒーローとなった。

Romanji

Kare wa iwaba, mishiranu kuni kara yattekita isshu no hi-ro- to natta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

言わば (いわば)

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

見知らぬ (みしらぬ)

strange; unfamiliar; unknown

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

やって来る (やってくる)

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

一種 (いっしゅ、ひとくさ)

species; kind; variety

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

ヒーロー (ヒーロー)

hero

と (と)

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...