木は空を背景にして黒く見えた。
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English Translation
The trees looked black against the sky.
Furigana
Romanji
Ki wa sora o haikei ni shite kuroku mieta.
Words
木
(き)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
空
(そら)
sky; the heavens
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.
背景
(はいけい)
background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
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
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
黒い
(くろい)
black; dark; illicit; wicked; underground
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
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
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
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Reading: ケイ
Meanings: scenery, view
Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible