川の向こうにかすかな明りが見えた。

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川 の 向こう に かすかな 明り が 見えた 。

English Translation

We saw a dim light beyond the river.

Furigana

川(かわ)の向(む)こうにかすかな明(あか)りが見(み)えた。

Romanji

Kawa no mukō ni kasukana akari ga mieta.

Words

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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

向こう (むこう)

opposite side; other side; opposite direction; over there; that way; far away; beyond; the other party; the other person; future (starting now)

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

微か (かすか)

faint; dim; weak; slight; vague; indistinct; hazy; poor; wretched; meagre; meager; scanty

明かり (あかり)

light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light

が (が)

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

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)

Kanji

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

明

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

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

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