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町の灯りはとても明るくとてもちかくなっていて通りの灯かりは夜中輝いています。

Sentence Analyzer

灯り とても 明るく とても ちかく なっていて 通り かり 夜中 輝いています

English Translation

Now the lights of the city were bright and very close, and the streetlights shone all night.

Furigana

(まち)(あか)りはとても(あか)るくとてもちかくなっていて(とお)りの(あかり)かりは夜中(よなか)(かがや)いています。

Romanji

Machi no akari wa totemo akaruku totemo chikaku natteite tōri no akari kari wa yonaka kagayaiteimasu.

Words

(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
()
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
明かり (あかり)
light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
明るい (あかるい)
bright; colourful; cheerful; familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); fair (e.g. politics); clean
近い (ちかい)
near; close; short (distance)
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 ...
通り (とおり)
avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types
(ひ、とうか、ともしび)
light; lamp; torch
がる (がる)
to show signs of being; to feel; to think; to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if; to want; to desire; to be anxious to; to be eager to
夜中 (よなか)
midnight; dead of night
輝く (かがやく)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: トウ、 ひ、 ほ-、 ともしび、 とも.す、 あかり
Meanings: lamp, a light, light, counter for lights
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: キ、 かがや.く
Meanings: radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle