JLPT N5 • GENERAL

捕っ手(おって)に包囲(ほうい)され、あの世(あのよ)での結ばれ(むすばれ)を祈り(いのり)ながら捕らえられた(とらえられた)

In Ninokuchi Village, Chubei secretly had a heartbreaking reunion with his biological father, Magoemon, confirming their parental love. However, the ring of pursuers finally surrounded them. Realizing they could not escape, Chubei and Umekawa were captured as they prayed to be united in the afterlife. The sight of the two heading toward death to maintain their love in this world continues to draw the audience's tears.

Practice Question

新口村で実父と涙の別れを遂げた忠兵衛と梅川は、追っ手に包囲されて観念し、来世での結ばれを祈りながら連行されていきました。
Explanation

新口村で実父と涙の別れを遂げた忠兵衛と梅川は、追っ手に包囲されて観念し、来世での結ばれを祈りながら連行されていきました。

English Explanation

They were surrounded and captured while praying for the afterlife: '捕っ手(おって)の包囲網が(ほういもうが)...あの世(あのよ)での結ばれを(むすばれを)祈りながら(いのりながら)捕らえられました(とらえられました)'.

日本語解説

文章の中に「ついに捕っ手の包囲網が二人を取り囲みます...あの世での結ばれを祈りながら捕らえられました」とあります。

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