その冗談を聞いて彼は突然笑い出した。

Sentence Analyzer

その 冗談 を 聞いて 彼 は 突然 笑い出した 。

English Translation

Hearing the joke, he burst into laughter.

Furigana

その冗談(じょうだん)を聞(き)いて彼(かれ)は突然(とつぜん)笑(わら)い出(だ)した。

Romanji

Sono jōdan o kiite kare wa totsuzen waraidashita.

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...

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)

jest; joke; funny story

を (を)

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

笑う (わらう)

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

冗

Reading: ジョウ

Meanings: superfluous, uselessness

談

Reading: ダン

Meanings: discuss, talk

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

突

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く

Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

然

Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

笑

Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む

Meaning: laugh

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude