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Zach

その吉報は大変すばやく村中に広がった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 吉報 大変 すばやく 村中 広がった

English Translation

The good news spread through the village quickly.

Furigana

その吉報(きっぽう)大変(たいへん)すばやく村中(むらなか)(ひろ)がった。

Romanji

Sono kippō wa taihen subayaku Muranaka ni hirogatta.

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...
吉報 (きっぽう)
good news
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
素早い (すばやい)
fast; quick; prompt; nimble; agile; quick (to understand); sharp (judgement)
()
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
広がる (ひろがる)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

Kanji

Readings: キチ、 キツ、 よし
Meanings: good luck, joy, congratulations
Readings: ホウ、 むく.いる
Meanings: report, news, reward, retribution
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: ソン、 むら
Meanings: village, town
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious