夜空に星がきらきら輝いていた。

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夜空 に 星 が きらきら 輝いていた 。

English Translation

Stars were twinkling in the sky.

Furigana

夜空(よぞら)に星(ほし)がきらきら輝(かがや)いていた。

Romanji

Yozora ni hoshi ga kirakira kagayaiteita.

Words

夜空 (よぞら)

night sky

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

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

きらきら (きらきら、キラキラ)

glitter; sparkle; glisten; twinkle

輝く (かがやく)

to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

Kanji

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

空

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい

Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

星

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし

Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark

輝

Readings: キ、 かがや.く

Meanings: radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle