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ラーク先生がピアノを弾き、子供達が歌いました。

Sentence Analyzer

ラーク 先生 ピアノ 弾き 子供達 歌いました

English Translation

Mrs. Lark played the piano and the children sang.

Furigana

ラーク先生(せんせい)がピアノを(はじ)き、子供達(こどもたち)(うた)いました。

Romanji

Ra-ku sensei ga piano o hajiki, kodomotachi ga utaimashita.

Words

ラーク (ラーク)
lurk; Lark (cigarette brand)
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
弾く (はじく)
to flip; to snap; to flick; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
子供達 (こどもたち)
children
歌う (うたう)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ
Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, sing