煉瓦の壁は透かして見ることはできない。

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煉瓦 の 壁 は 透かして 見る こと は できない 。

English Translation

One can't see through a brick wall.

Furigana

煉瓦(れんが)の壁(かべ)は透(す)かして見(み)ることはできない。

Romanji

Renga no kabe wa sukashite miru koto wa dekinai.

Words

煉瓦 (れんが、レンガ)

brick

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

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

は (は)

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

透かす (すかす)

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to space (lines); to prune (trees); to fart without making a sound

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

煉

Readings: レン、 ね.る

Meanings: refine metals, kneading over fire

瓦

Readings: ガ、 かわら、 ぐらむ

Meanings: tile, gram

壁

Readings: ヘキ、 かべ

Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence

透

Readings: トウ、 す.く、 す.かす、 す.ける、 とう.る、 とう.す

Meanings: transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible