見知らぬ人が玄関のドアをしきりにたたいた。

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見知らぬ 人 が 玄関 の ドア を しきりに たたいた 。

English Translation

A stranger beat urgently at the front door.

Furigana

見知(みし)らぬ人(ひと)が玄関(げんかん)のドアをしきりにたたいた。

Romanji

Mishiranu hito ga genkan no doa o shikirini tataita.

Words

見知らぬ (みしらぬ)

strange; unfamiliar; unknown

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

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

玄関 (げんかん)

entranceway; entry hall; vestibule; foyer; entryway; mud room

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

ドア (ドア)

door (Western-style)

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.

頻りに (しきりに)

frequently; repeatedly; often; incessantly; constantly; strongly; eagerly

叩く (たたく、はたく)

to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

Kanji

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

玄

Reading: ゲン

Meanings: mysterious, occultness

関

Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき

Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning