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空と山の対比が鮮烈だ。

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対比 鮮烈

English Translation

The contrast between the sky and the mountain is striking.

Furigana

(そら)(やま)対比(たいひ)鮮烈(せんれつ)だ。

Romanji

Sora to yama no taihi ga senretsu da.

Words

(そら)
sky; the heavens
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(やま)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild
()
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
対比 (たいひ)
contrast; comparison
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
鮮烈 (せんれつ)
vivid; striking
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

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: サン、 セン、 やま
Meaning: mountain
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる
Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines
Readings: セン、 あざ.やか
Meanings: fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea
Readings: レツ、 はげ.しい
Meanings: ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme