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彼女は男性がほれぼれとするような着物をきていた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 男性 ほれぼれ する ような 着物 きていた

English Translation

She was dressed fit to kill.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)男性(だんせい)がほれぼれとするような着物(きもの)をきていた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa dansei ga horebore to suru yōna kimono o kiteita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
男性 (だんせい)
man; male; masculine gender
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
惚れ惚れ (ほれぼれ、ほれほれ)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
着物 (きもの)
clothing; clothes; kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
()
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.
抉る (えぐる、くる)
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける
Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter