地平線の彼方に日が沈みかけている。

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地平線 の 彼方 に 日 が 沈みかけている 。

English Translation

The sun is setting below the horizon.

Furigana

地平線(ちへいせん)の彼方(かなた)に日(ひ)が沈(しず)みかけている。

Romanji

Chiheisen no kanata ni hi ga shizumikaketeiru.

Words

地平線 (ちへいせん)

horizon (related to land)

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

彼方 (かなた、あなた)

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

が (が)

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

沈む (しずむ)

to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed

Kanji

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

平

Readings: ヘイ、 ビョウ、 ヒョウ、 たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-

Meanings: even, flat, peace

線

Readings: セン、 すじ

Meanings: line, track

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

沈

Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める

Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes