日が昇りはじめて東の方が明るくなった。

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日 が 昇りはじめて 東 の 方 が 明るく なった 。

English Translation

The east was brightened by the rising sun.

Furigana

日(ひ)が昇(のぼ)りはじめて東(ひがし)の方(ほう)が明(あか)るくなった。

Romanji

Hi ga noborihajimete higashi no hō ga akaruku natta.

Words

日 (ひ)

day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event

が (が)

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

上る (のぼる)

to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)

東 (ひがし、ひむかし、ひんがし)

east

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

明るい (あかるい)

bright; colourful; cheerful; familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); fair (e.g. politics); clean

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

昇

Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る

Meaning: rise up

東

Readings: トウ、 ひがし

Meaning: east

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

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