修道士のように頭巾をかぶった雲は、ポツリポツリと落ちる雨を数珠のようにつまぐっている。

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修道士のように頭巾をかぶった雲は、ぽつりぽつりと落ちる雨を数珠のようにつまぐっている。

English Translation

The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain.

Furigana

修道士(しゅうどうし)のように頭巾(ずきん)をかぶった雲(くも)は、ポツリポツリと落(お)ちる雨(あめ)を数珠(じゅず)のようにつまぐっている。

Romanji

Shūdōshi no yōni zukin o kabutta kumo wa, potsuri potsuri to ochiru ame o juzu no yō ni tsumagutteiru.

Words

修道士 (しゅうどうし)

monk; friar

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

頭巾 (ずきん)

hood; kerchief

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.

被る (かぶる、かむる)

to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself); to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden); to overlap (e.g. sound or color); to be similar; to be redundant; to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.); to close; to come to an end; to get a full house; to sell out; to blunder; to bungle; to fail; to be deceived

雲 (くも)

cloud

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

ぽつり (ぽつり、ぽつん、ぽっつり)

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

落ちる (おちる)

to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined; to go under; to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; to come to (in the end); to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent; to understand; to crash; to freeze; to die; to move to the depths

雨 (あめ)

rain

数珠 (じゅず、ずず、じゅじゅ)

rosary; string of prayer beads

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

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

爪繰る (つまぐる)

to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers