気の毒な光景は私たちの涙をさそった。

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気の毒な光景は私たちの涙をさそった。

English Translation

The pitiful sight moved us to tears.

Furigana

気(き)の毒(どく)な光景(こうけい)は私(わたし)たちの涙(なみだ)をさそった。

Romanji

Kinodokuna kōkei wa watashitachi no namida o sasotta.

Words

気の毒 (きのどく)

pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity

光景 (こうけい)

scene; spectacle; sight; view

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

涙 (なみだ、なだ、なんだ)

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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.

誘う (さそう、いざなう)

to invite; to ask; to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to induce