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彼女は僕に微笑みかけながら一曲歌った。

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彼女 微笑みかけ ながら 歌った

English Translation

She sang a song, smiling at me.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)(ぼく)微笑(ほほえ)みかけながら(いち)(きょく)(うた)った。

Romanji

Kanojo wa boku ni hohoemikake nagara ichi kyoku utatta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
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
微笑む (ほほえむ)
to smile
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(きょく)
tune; piece of music
歌う (うたう)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ビ、 かす.か
Meanings: delicate, minuteness, insignificance
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Readings: カ、 うた、 うた.う
Meanings: song, sing