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黒雲が空一面に広がった。

Sentence Analyzer

黒雲 広がった

English Translation

Black clouds spread over the sky.

Furigana

黒雲(くろくも)(そら)(いち)(めん)(ひろ)がった。

Romanji

Kurokumo ga sora ichi men ni hirogatta.

Words

黒雲 (くろくも、こくうん)
dark clouds; black clouds
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(そら)
sky; the heavens
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(めん)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect; facet; side; chamfer; counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
()
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
広がる (ひろがる)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

Kanji

Readings: コク、 くろ、 くろ.ずむ、 くろ.い
Meaning: black
Readings: ウン、 くも、 -ぐも
Meaning: cloud
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: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious