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山頂の空気はとても薄かった。

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山頂 空気 とても 薄かった

English Translation

The air on top of the mountain was very thin.

Furigana

山頂(さんちょう)空気(くうき)はとても(うす)かった。

Romanji

Sanchō no kūki wa totemo usukatta.

Words

山頂 (さんちょう)
summit (e.g. mountain)
()
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
空気 (くうき)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
薄い (うすい)
thin; pale; light; watery; dilute; sparse; weak (taste, etc.); slim (probability, etc.); small

Kanji

Readings: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: チョウ、 いただ.く、 いただき
Meanings: place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ハク、 うす.い、 うす-、 -うす、 うす.める、 うす.まる、 うす.らぐ、 うす.ら-、 うす.れる、 すすき
Meanings: dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass