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「うへへ」おっかさんは首を振りながらクスクス笑った。

Sentence Analyzer

おっかさん 振り ながら くす くす 笑った

English Translation

"Hee hee," his mother chuckled, shaking her head.

Furigana

「うへへ」おっかさんは(くび)()りながらクスクス(わら)った。

Romanji

" u e e" okkasan wa kubi o furi nagara kusu kusu waratta.

Words

(お、う、せ)
yes; all right; OK; okay
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
御っ母さん (おっかさん)
mother (term commonly used until the end of the Meiji period); mom; mum; mama
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くび、クビ)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
()
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.
振る (ふる)
to wave; to shake; to swing; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump; to abandon; to give up; to ruin; to add kana indicating a reading of a word; to slightly change headings; to change directions; to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct; to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); to bring up the main topic; to replace; to substitute; to set up a joke for somebody else
乍ら (ながら)
while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")
(くすのき、くす、クスノキ、クス)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems
Readings: シン、 ふ.る、 ぶ.る、 ふ.り、 -ぶ.り、 ふ.るう
Meanings: shake, wave, wag, swing
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh