われわれの文明の黄昏に。

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われわれ の 文明 の 黄昏 に 。

English Translation

We find ourselves in the twilight of our civilization.

Furigana

われわれの文明(ぶんめい)の黄昏(たそがれ)に。

Romanji

Wareware no bunmei no tasogare ni.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

we

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

文明 (ぶんめい)

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bummei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

黄昏 (たそがれ、こうこん)

dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light

黄

Readings: コウ、 オウ、 き、 こ-

Meaning: yellow

昏

Readings: コン、 くら.い、 くれ

Meanings: dark, evening, dusk