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その男の子はあくまでも髪の毛を伸ばすことにこだわった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 男の子 あくまでも 髪の毛 伸ばす こと こだわった

English Translation

The boy persisted in wearing his hair long.

Furigana

その(おとこ)()はあくまでも(かみ)()()ばすことにこだわった。

Romanji

Sono otokonoko wa akumademo kaminoke o nobasu koto ni kodawatta.

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...
男の子 (おとこのこ、おとこのコ)
boy; male child; baby boy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
飽くまでも (あくまでも)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
髪の毛 (かみのけ)
hair (head)
()
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.
伸ばす (のばす)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen; to develop; to expand
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
拘わる (こだわる)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive; to be fixated

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ハツ、 かみ
Meaning: hair of the head
Readings: モウ、 け
Meanings: fur, hair, feather, down
Readings: シン、 の.びる、 の.ばす、 の.べる、 の.す
Meanings: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase