其日は病人の出來がことに惡いやうに見えた。私が厠へ行かうとして席を立つた時、廊下で行き合つた兄は「何所へ行く」と番兵のやうな口調で誰何した。
translation
The sick person's appearance that day seemed particularly bad. When I got up to go to the toilet, my brother, whom I ran into in the hallway, asked me in a guard tone, "Where are you going?"
kanji (pronunciations & definitions)
| 病人: sick person (びょうにん), patient, invalid | 惡: evil (あく), wickedness, (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy | 見: looking (み), viewing, (please) try (to), view (of life, etc.) (けん), outlook | 私: I (わたし), me, I (あたくし), I (あたし), I (アタシ) |
| 行: line (of text) (ぎょう), row, verse, carya (austerities), samskara (formations) | 席: seat (せき), location (of a gathering, etc.), place, position, post | 廊下: corridor (ろうか), hallway, passageway | 合: between-season wear (あい), spring and autumn clothing, spring and fall clothing, together, condition |
| 何所: where (いずく), where (いずこ), where (いづこ), where (いどこ), where (どこ) | 番兵: sentry (ばんぺい), guard | 口調: tone (of voice) (くちょう), manner of talking | 誰何: challenging (an unknown person) (すいか), asking a person’s identity |