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レースのカーテンから透けて見えた世界は暗かった。

Sentence Analyzer

レース かーてん から 透けて 見えた 世界 暗かった

English Translation

The world seen through the lace curtain was dark.

Furigana

レースのカーテンから()けて()えた世界(せかい)(くら)かった。

Romanji

Re-su no ka-ten kara sukete mieta sekai wa kurakatta.

Words

レース (レース)
race; lace; lathe
()
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
ガーデン (ガーデン)
garden
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
透ける (すける)
to be transparent; to show through
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
世界 (せかい)
the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
暗い (くらい)
dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 す.く、 す.かす、 す.ける、 とう.る、 とう.す
Meanings: transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Reading: カイ
Meanings: world, boundary
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded