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その内気な少年はぼそぼそと自分の名前をつぶやいた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 内気な 少年 ぼそぼそ 自分 名前 つぶやいた

English Translation

The shy boy murmured his name.

Furigana

その内気(うちき)少年(しょうねん)はぼそぼそと自分(じぶん)名前(なまえ)をつぶやいた。

Romanji

Sono uchikina shōnen wa bosoboso to jibun no namae o tsubuyaita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
内気 (うちき)
bashfulness; shyness; reserve; timidity
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ぼそぼそ (ぼそぼそ)
dry and crumbling; whispering; subdued; murmuring; muttering; tasteless; flavorless; flavourless
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
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
名前 (なまえ)
name; full name; given name; first name
()
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.
呟く (つぶやく)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)

Kanji

Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
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: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before