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その扇動家は些細なことを大袈裟に表現する傾向がある。

Sentence Analyzer

その 扇動家 些細な こと 大袈裟 表現する 傾向 ある

English Translation

The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.

Furigana

その扇動家(せんどうか)些細(ささい)なことを大袈裟(おおげさ)表現(ひょうげん)する傾向(けいこう)がある。

Romanji

Sono sendōka wa sasaina koto o ōgesa ni hyōgensuru keikō ga aru.

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...
扇動家 (せんどうか)
demagogue; agitator
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
些細 (ささい)
trivial; slight
(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
()
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.
大げさ (おおげさ)
grandiose; exaggerated
()
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
表現 (ひょうげん)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
傾向 (けいこう)
tendency; trend; inclination
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: セン、 おうぎ
Meanings: fan, folding fan
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: サ、 シャ、 ち.と、 ち.っと、 いささか
Meanings: a little bit, sometimes
Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい
Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ケ、 カ
Meaning: a coarse camlet
Readings: サ、 シャ
Meaning: Buddhist surplice
Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram
Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
Meanings: present, existing, actual
Readings: ケイ、 かたむ.く、 かたむ.ける、 かたぶ.く、 かた.げる、 かし.げる
Meanings: lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach