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「何も聞いていないので何も言えない」と困惑の表情を浮かべた。

Sentence Analyzer

聞いていない ので 言えない 困惑 表情 浮かべた

English Translation

He said with a perplexed expression, "I've heard nothing, so I can't say anything."

Furigana

(なに)()いていないので(なに)()えない」と困惑(こんわく)表情(ひょうじょう)()かべた。

Romanji

" nani mo kiiteinai node nani mo ienai" to konwaku no hyōjō o ukabeta.

Words

(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
言える (いえる)
to be possible to say; to be able to say
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
困惑 (こんわく)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
()
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
表情 (ひょうじょう)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
()
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.
浮かべる (うかべる)
to float; to express; to look (sad, glad); to think; to imagine; to remember

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ワク、 まど.う
Meanings: beguile, delusion, perplexity
Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface