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Zach

私は暗闇の中で手探りで電気のスイッチを探した。

Sentence Analyzer

暗闇 手探り 電気 スイッチ 探した

English Translation

I felt for the light switch in the dark.

Furigana

(わたし)暗闇(くらやみ)(なか)手探(てさぐ)りで電気(でんき)のスイッチを(さが)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa kurayami no naka de tesaguri de denki no suitchi o sagashita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
暗闇 (くらやみ)
darkness; the dark
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
手探り (てさぐり)
fumbling; groping
電気 (でんき)
electricity; (electric) light
スイッチ (スイッチ、スィッチ)
switch
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood