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ジャックは棚の上の雑誌を取ろうと手を伸ばした。

Sentence Analyzer

じゃっく 雑誌 取ろう 伸ばした

English Translation

Jack reached out for the magazine on the shelf.

Furigana

ジャックは(たな)(うえ)雑誌(ざっし)()ろうと()()ばした。

Romanji

Jakku wa tana no ue no zasshi o torou to te o nobashita.

Words

ジャック (ジャック)
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; takeover; seizure; hijack
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(たな)
shelf; shelves; ledge; rack; trellis
()
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
(うえ)
above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
雑誌 (ざっし)
journal; magazine; periodical
()
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.
取る (とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
伸ばす (のばす)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out; to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); to dilute; to thin out; to postpone; to prolong; to strengthen; to develop; to expand

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 たな、 -だな
Meanings: shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ザツ、 ゾウ、 まじ.える、 まじ.る
Meaning: miscellaneous
Reading: 
Meanings: document, records
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シン、 の.びる、 の.ばす、 の.べる、 の.す
Meanings: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase