数人の少女が門のそばに立っている。

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数人の少女が門のそばに立っている。

English Translation

Several girls are standing beside the gate.

Furigana

数(すう)人(にん)の少女(しょうじょ)が門(もん)のそばに立(た)っている。

Romanji

Sū nin no shōjo ga mon no soba ni tatteiru.

Words

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

が (が)

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

門 (もん、かど)

gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; counter for cannons

蕎麦 (そば、そばむぎ、そまむぎ)

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)