岩の上で髪をとかしながら、彼女は快い歌を歌った。
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English Translation
Sitting on the rock, she sang a sweet song as she combed her hair.
Furigana
Romanji
Iwa no ue de kami o tokashi nagara, kanojo wa kokoroyoi uta o utatta.
Words
岩
(いわ)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
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
上
(うえ)
above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
髪
(かみ)
hair (on the head)
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.
退かす
(どかす)
to remove
乍ら
(ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
彼女
(かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
快い
(こころよい)
pleasant; agreeable
歌
(うた)
song; classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka); modern poetry
歌う
(うたう)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
Kanji
Readings: ガン、 いわ
Meanings: boulder, rock, cliff
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ハツ、 かみ
Meaning: hair of the head
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: カイ、 こころよ.い
Meanings: cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, sing