JLPT N5 • GENERAL

良秀の自宅から突然火災が発生し、凄まじい勢いで燃え上がったこと

'The Buddhist Painter Yoshihide' (Ebusshi Yoshihide) is a peak classical masterpiece recorded in the 'Tales of Uji Collection' (Uji Shui Monogatari), a collection of tale literature compiled during the Kamakura period, depicting the obsession and madness of an artist under extreme conditions. A sudden fire broke out from the house of Yoshihide, an excellent Buddhist painter living in Kyoto during the Heian period, and the house burned up with terrifying force.

Practice Question

鎌倉時代の説話文学『宇治拾遺物語』に収められた、芸術家小説の元祖とも言える『絵仏師良秀』。良秀の家から突然出火し、自宅がすさまじい炎に包まれる場面から始まります。
Explanation

鎌倉時代の説話文学『宇治拾遺物語』に収められた、芸術家小説の元祖とも言える『絵仏師良秀』。良秀の家から突然出火し、自宅がすさまじい炎に包まれる場面から始まります。

English Explanation

The story begins with a disastrous house fire: '良秀の(りょうしゅうの)家から(いえから)突然(とつぜん)火災が(かさいが)発生し(はっせいし)、家が凄まじい勢いで燃え上がった...'.

日本語解説

文章の中に「優れた絵仏師である良秀の家から突然火災が発生し、家が凄まじい勢いで燃え上がったのだった」とあります。

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