博物館の参観者の中にちらほら外人が見えた。

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博物館 の 参観者 の 中に ちらほら 外人 が 見えた 。

English Translation

There was a sprinkling of foreigners among the visitors in the museum.

Furigana

博物館(はくぶつかん)の参観者(さんかんしゃ)の中(なか)にちらほら外人(がいじん)が見(み)えた。

Romanji

Hakubutsukan no sankansha no nakani chirahora gaijin ga mieta.

Words

博物館 (はくぶつかん)

museum

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

参観者 (さんかんしゃ)

visitor

ちらほら (ちらほら)

sporadically; here and there; now and then; in twos and threes; sparsely

外人 (がいじん、ほかびと)

foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; outsider

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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)

Kanji

博

Readings: ハク、 バク

Meanings: Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair

物

Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

館

Readings: カン、 やかた、 たて

Meanings: building, mansion, large building, palace

参

Readings: サン、 シン、 まい.る、 まい-、 まじわる、 みつ

Meanings: nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in

観

Readings: カン、 み.る、 しめ.す

Meanings: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

外

Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-

Meaning: outside

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

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