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明かりは星のように輝いた。

Sentence Analyzer

明かり ように 輝いた

English Translation

The light shone like so many stars.

Furigana

()かりは(ほし)のように(かがや)いた。

Romanji

Akari wa hoshi no yōni kagayaita.

Words

明かり (あかり)
light; illumination; glow; gleam; lamp; light
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ほし)
star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)
()
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
輝く (かがやく)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし
Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark
Readings: キ、 かがや.く
Meanings: radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle