天の川は、遠方の星が巨大な帯状に見えるものであって、その１つ１つは、われわれの知る太陽に似たものである。

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English Translation

The Milky Way is a vast belt of distant stars, each star a sun like our one.

Furigana

天(あま)の川(がわ)は、遠方(えんぽう)の星(ほし)が巨大(きょだい)な帯状(おびじょう)に見(み)えるものであって、その１つ１つは、われわれの知(し)る太陽(たいよう)に似(に)たものである。

Romanji

Amanogawa wa, enpō no hoshi ga kyodaina obijō ni mieru mono de atte, sono hitotsu hitotsu wa, wareware no shiru taiyō ni nita mono de aru.

Words

天の川 (あまのがわ、あまのかわ)

Milky Way

は (は)

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

遠方 (えんぽう、おちかた)

long way; distant place

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

星 (ほし)

star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

巨大 (きょだい)

huge; gigantic; enormous

帯状 (おびじょう、たいじょう)

belt-shaped

に (に)

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

一つ (ひとつ)

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

我々 (われわれ)

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

似る (にる)

to resemble; to look like; to take after; to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like