ジョンは派手にドラムを打ち鳴らしていた。

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ジョン 派手 ドラム 打ち 鳴らしていた

English Translation

John was beating the drums loudly.

Furigana

ジョンは派手(はで)にドラムを()()らしていた。

Romanji

Jon wa hade ni doramu o uchi narashiteita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
派手 (はで)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
()
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
ドラム (ドラム)
drum; dram; drachm
()
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.
打つ (うつ)
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)
鳴らす (ならす)
to ring; to sound; to chime; to beat; to snort (nose); to be popular; to be esteemed; to be reputed; to state; to insist; to complain; to fart (loudly)

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk