癌のように蝕む静寂。

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癌 の ように 蝕む 静寂 。

English Translation

Silence grows like cancer.

Furigana

癌(がん)のように蝕(むしば)む静寂(せいじゃく)。

Romanji

Gan no yōni mushibamu seijaku.

Words

癌 (がん)

cancer

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

蝕む (むしばむ)

to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy

静寂 (せいじゃく、しじま)

silence; stillness; quietness

Kanji

癌

Reading: ガン

Meanings: cancer, cancerous evil

蝕

Readings: ショク、 むしば.む

Meanings: eclipse, occultation, be defective

静

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 しず-、 しず.か、 しず.まる、 しず.める

Meaning: quiet

寂

Readings: ジャク、 セキ、 さび、 さび.しい、 さび.れる、 さみ.しい

Meanings: loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest