Kokoro, by Natsume Soseki (paragraph #1054)

私は母を蔭へ呼んで父の病状を尋ねた。

translation

I called my mother to the shadows and asked about my father's condition.

kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) : mother (あも), mother (いろは), mother (おも), mother (かか), mother (はは) : shade (かげ), shadow, behind (something), other side, back : father (あて), father (かそ), father (かぞ), father (しし), father (ちち)
: fathom (じん), fathom (ひろ)

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