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Zach

雲が空にぽっかりと浮かんでいた。

Sentence Analyzer

ぽっかり 浮かんでいた

English Translation

A cloud floated across the sky.

Furigana

(くも)(そら)にぽっかりと()かんでいた。

Romanji

Kumo ga sora ni pokkari to ukandeita.

Words

(くも)
cloud
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(そら)
sky; the heavens
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
ぽっかり (ぽっかり)
lightly; gaping wide
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
浮かぶ (うかぶ)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration

Kanji

Readings: ウン、 くも、 -ぐも
Meaning: cloud
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface