強風が陸の方へ吹き始めた。

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強風が陸の方へ吹き始めた。

English Translation

A strong wind began to set in.

Furigana

強風(きょうふう)が陸(りく)の方(ほう)へ吹(ふ)き始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Kyōfū ga riku no hō e fukihajimeta.

Words

強風 (きょうふう)

strong wind; high wind; moderate gale

が (が)

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

陸 (りく、おか)

land; shore

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

吹く (ふく)

to blow (e.g. wind); to play a wind instrument; to emit; to spout; to whistle; to laugh; to burst into laughter; to smelt; to mint; to brag; to talk big