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いぬ達は月に向かって遠吠えしていた。

Sentence Analyzer

いぬ達 向かって 遠吠え していた

English Translation

The dogs were howling at the moon.

Furigana

いぬ(たち)(つき)()かって遠吠(とおぼ)えしていた。

Romanji

Inutachi wa tsuki ni mukatte tōboe shiteita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(つき)
moon; month
()
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
遠吠え (とおぼえ)
howling
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

Kanji

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
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: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: ハイ、 ベイ、 ほえ.る、 ほ.える
Meanings: bark, howl, cry