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最も荒涼たる日は一日中笑わなかった日である。

Sentence Analyzer

最も 荒涼たる 日中 笑わなかった ある

English Translation

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

Furigana

(もっと)荒涼(こうりょう)たる()(いち)日中(にちちゅう)(わら)わなかった()である。

Romanji

Mottomo kōryōtaru hi wa ichi nichichū warawanakatta hi de aru.

Words

最も (もっとも、もとも)
most; extremely
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
日中 (にっちゅう、ひなか)
daytime; during the day; Sino-Japanese
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: コウ、 あら.い、 あら-、 あ.れる、 あ.らす、 -あ.らし、 すさ.む
Meanings: laid waste, rough, rude, wild
Readings: リョウ、 すず.しい、 すず.む、 すず.やか、 うす.い、 ひや.す、 まことに
Meanings: refreshing, nice and cool
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh