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投擲用のナイフが男たちの首筋に深々と突き刺さっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

投擲用 ないふ 男たち 首筋 深々 突き刺さっていた

English Translation

Throwing knives were stuck deep into the men's necks.

Furigana

投擲用(とうてきよう)のナイフが(おとこ)たちの首筋(くびすじ)深々(ふかぶか)(つさ)()さっていた。

Romanji

Tōtekiyō no naifu ga otokotachi no kubisuji ni fukabuka to tsukisasatteita.

Words

()
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
ナイフ (ナイフ)
knife
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
首筋 (くびすじ)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
()
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
深々 (ふかぶか)
very deeply
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
突き刺さる (つきささる)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ
Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Readings: テキ、 チャク、 ジャク、 なぐ.る、 なげう.つ
Meanings: hit, resign
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems
Readings: キン、 すじ
Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-
Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: シ、 さ.す、 さ.さる、 さ.し、 さし、 とげ
Meanings: thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card