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雷雲が谷一面にたれこめていた。

Sentence Analyzer

雷雲 たれこめていた

English Translation

The storm-clouds brooded over the valley.

Furigana

雷雲(らいうん)(たに)(いち)(めん)にたれこめていた。

Romanji

Raiun ga tani ichi men ni tarekometeita.

Words

雷雲 (らいうん、いかずちぐも)
thunder cloud
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(たに)
valley
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(めん)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect; facet; side; chamfer; counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
()
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
垂れ込める (たれこめる)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: ライ、 かみなり、 いかずち、 いかづち
Meanings: thunder, lightning bolt
Readings: ウン、 くも、 -ぐも
Meaning: cloud
Readings: コク、 たに、 きわ.まる
Meaning: valley
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface