静けさが森を支配していた。

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静けさ が 森 を 支配していた 。

English Translation

Silence reigned in the forest.

Furigana

静(しず)けさが森(もり)を支配(しはい)していた。

Romanji

Shizukesa ga mori o shihaishiteita.

Words

静けさ (しずけさ)

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

が (が)

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

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

支配 (しはい)

domination; rule; control; direction; guidance

Kanji

静

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める

Meaning: quiet

森

Readings: シン、 もり

Meanings: forest, woods

支

Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う

Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

配

Readings: ハイ、 くば.る

Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing