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上部前方で何かが光っている。

Sentence Analyzer

上部 前方 光っている

English Translation

Something is flashing up ahead.

Furigana

上部(じょうぶ)前方(ぜんぽう)(なに)かが(ひか)っている。

Romanji

Jōbu zenpō de nani ka ga hikatteiru.

Words

上部 (じょうぶ)
top part; surface
前方 (ぜんぽう)
forward; frontward; rectangular front
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
光る (ひかる)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright

Kanji

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり
Meanings: ray, light