僕は少年のころよく草の上にあお向けに寝ころんで、白い雲を眺めたものだった。

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少年 ころ よく 上に あお向け 寝ころんで 白い 眺めた もの だった

English Translation

As a boy I used to lie on my back and look at white clouds.

Furigana

(ぼく)少年(しょうねん)のころよく(くさ)(うえ)にあお()けに()ころんで、(しろ)(くも)(なが)めたものだった。

Romanji

Boku wa shōnen no koro yoku kusa no ueni aomuke ni nekoronde, shiroi kumo o nagameta mono datta.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
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
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
(くさ)
grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard
仰向け (あおむけ)
face up
()
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
寝転ぶ (ねころぶ)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
白い (しろい)
white
(くも)
cloud
()
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.
眺める (ながめる)
to view; to gaze at
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
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: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white
Readings: ウン、 くも、 -ぐも
Meaning: cloud
Readings: チョウ、 なが.める
Meanings: stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize