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アリスは何か心のしこりが溶けるのを感じた。

Sentence Analyzer

アリス しこり 溶ける 感じた

English Translation

Alice felt something hard melt in her heart.

Furigana

アリスは(なに)(こころ)のしこりが()けるのを(かん)じた。

Romanji

Arisu wa nani ka kokoro no shikori ga tokeru no o kanjita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
()
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
凝り (しこり、こり)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; hardening; lesion; lingering discomfort; uneasiness; bad aftertaste; unpleasant feeling
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
溶ける (とける)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
()
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.
感じる (かんじる)
to feel; to sense; to experience

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ヨウ、 と.ける、 と.かす、 と.く
Meanings: melt, dissolve, thaw
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation