町は見渡す限りの焼け野原であった。

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町 は 見渡す 限り の 焼け野原 で あった 。

English Translation

The city, as far as the eye could see, lay in ruins.

Furigana

町(まち)は見渡(みわた)す限(かぎ)りの焼(や)け野原(のはら)であった。

Romanji

Machi wa miwatasu kagiri no yakenohara de atta.

Words

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

は (は)

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

見渡す (みわたす)

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

限り (かぎり)

limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only

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

焼け野原 (やけのはら)

burnt field; burnt area

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

町

Readings: チョウ、 まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

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

渡

Readings: ト、 わた.る、 -わた.る、 わた.す

Meanings: transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

限

Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability

焼

Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける

Meanings: bake, burning

野

Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-

Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life

原

Readings: ゲン、 はら

Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness