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ひとかけらのパンでは彼の飢えを満たすには足りなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ひと けら ぱん 飢え 満たす 足りなかった

English Translation

A piece of bread was not enough to satisfy his hunger.

Furigana

ひとかけらのパンでは(かれ)()えを()たすには()りなかった。

Romanji

Hito ka kera no pan de wa kare no ue o mitasu ni wa tarinakatta.

Words

(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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
螻蛄 (けら、おけら、ろうこ、ケラ、オケラ)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
()
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
パン (パン)
bread; pastries (e.g. croissants); pastry-based products; pan; frying pan; panning (in a film)
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
飢え (うえ)
hunger; starvation
()
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.
満たす (みたす)
to satisfy; to fulfill; to appease; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to reach (a certain number)
()
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
足りる (たりる)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy; to be sufficient; to answer; to do

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キ、 う.える
Meanings: hungry, starve
Readings: マン、 バン、 み.ちる、 み.つ、 み.たす
Meanings: full, fullness, enough, satisfy
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear