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ショパンはピアノに向かってすわり、ひき始める。

Sentence Analyzer

しょぱん ピアノ 向かって すわり ひき始める

English Translation

Chopin sits at the piano and begins to play.

Furigana

ショパンはピアノに()かってすわり、ひき(はじ)める。

Romanji

Shopan wa piano ni mukatte suwari, hikihajimeru.

Words

ショパン (ショパン)
Chopin
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
()
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
向かう (むかう)
to face; to go towards
座る (すわる)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
引く (ひく)
to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin