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そのけちん坊は箱を開けるとお金が盗まれているのに気付いた。

Sentence Analyzer

その けちん坊 開ける お金 盗まれている 気付いた

English Translation

The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.

Furigana

そのけちん(ぼう)(はこ)()けるとお(かね)(ぬす)まれているのに気付(きづ)いた。

Romanji

Sono kechinbō wa hako o akeru to okane ga nusumareteiru no ni kizuita.

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...
けちん坊 (けちんぼう、けちんぼ)
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
()
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.
開ける (あける)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn; to grow light; to end (of a period, season); to begin (of the New Year); to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
お金 (おかね)
money
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
盗む (ぬすむ)
to steal
()
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
()
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
気付く (きづく)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 ボッ
Meanings: boy, priest's residence, priest
Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: トウ、 ぬす.む、 ぬす.み
Meanings: steal, rob, pilfer
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append