首や背に太陽が暑く照りつけた。

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首 や 背 に 太陽 が 暑く 照りつけた 。

English Translation

The sun beat down on our necks and backs.

Furigana

首(くび)や背(せ)に太陽(たいよう)が暑(あつ)く照(て)りつけた。

Romanji

Kubi ya se ni taiyō ga atsuku teritsuketa.

Words

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

背 (せい)

height; stature

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

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

が (が)

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

暑い (あつい)

hot (weather, etc.); warm

照付ける (てりつける)

to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

Kanji

首

Readings: シュ、 くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

太

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る

Meanings: plump, thick, big around

陽

Readings: ヨウ、 ひ

Meanings: sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime

暑

Readings: ショ、 あつ.い

Meanings: sultry, hot, summer heat

照

Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる

Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful