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暗闇の中で自分の名が呼ばれるのが聞こえた。

Sentence Analyzer

暗闇 自分 呼ばれる 聞こえた

English Translation

I heard my name called in the dark.

Furigana

暗闇(くらやみ)(なか)自分(じぶん)()()ばれるのが()こえた。

Romanji

Kurayami no naka de jibun no na ga yobareru no ga kikoeta.

Words

暗闇 (くらやみ)
darkness; the dark
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
name; given name; title; fame; renown; reputation; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
呼ぶ (よぶ)
to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: コ、 よ.ぶ
Meanings: call, call out to, invite
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen