荒廃のあとを見ると戦争の意味が彼にはしみじみと感じられた。

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English Translation

The sight of the ruins brought home to him the meaning of war.

Furigana

荒廃(こうはい)のあとを見(み)ると戦争(せんそう)の意味(いみ)が彼(かれ)にはしみじみと感(かん)じられた。

Romanji

Kōhai no ato o miru to sensō no imi ga kare ni wa shimijimi to kanjirareta.

Words

荒廃 (こうはい)

ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay

の (の)

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

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

を (を)

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

戦争 (せんそう)

war

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

沁み沁み (しみじみ)

earnestly; keenly; fully; deeply; heartily; seriously; calmly

感じる (かんじる)

to feel; to sense; to experience