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夜のとばりが下りつつある。

Sentence Analyzer

ばり 下り つつ ある

English Translation

Darkness is falling.

Furigana

(よる)のとばりが()りつつある。

Romanji

Yoru no to bari ga ori tsutsu aru.

Words

(よる、よ)
evening; night
()
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
バリ (バリ、ばり)
burr (e.g. on a machined edge)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
降りる (おりる)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
つつ (つつ)
while; even though; despite
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior