寺の隣に鬼が住む。

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寺の隣に鬼が住む。

English Translation

The devil lurks behind the cross.

Furigana

寺(てら)の隣(となり)に鬼(おに)が住(す)む。

Romanji

Tera no tonari ni oni ga sumu.

Words

寺 (てら)

temple (Buddhist)

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

隣 (となり)

neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)

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

鬼 (おに、き)

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (i.e. in a game of tag); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very; extremely; super-

が (が)

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

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide