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もし間違えたら笑われるのではないか、と彼は心配しているようだ。

Sentence Analyzer

もし 間違えたら 笑われる ない 心配している よう

English Translation

He seems to be afraid of being laughed at if he makes a mistake.

Furigana

もし間違(まちが)えたら(わら)われるのではないか、と(かれ)心配(しんぱい)しているようだ。

Romanji

Moshi machigaetara warawareru no de wa nai ka, to kare wa shinpaishiteiru yō da.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
間違える (まちがえる)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
心配 (しんぱい)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid; assistance
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

Kanji

Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ハイ、 くば.る
Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing