湖には薄い氷が張っていた。

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湖 に は 薄い 氷 が 張っていた 。

English Translation

There was thin ice on the lake.

Furigana

湖(みずうみ)には薄(うす)い氷(こおり)が張(は)っていた。

Romanji

Mizuumi ni wa usui kōri ga hatteita.

Words

湖 (みずうみ)

lake

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

薄い (うすい)

thin; pale; light; watery; dilute; sparse; weak (taste, etc.); slim (probability, etc.); small

氷 (こおり)

ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

が (が)

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

張る (はる)

to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion

Kanji

湖

Readings: コ、 みずうみ

Meaning: lake

薄

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

氷

Readings: ヒョウ、 こおり、 ひ、 こお.る

Meanings: icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal

張

Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り

Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)