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彼女は音楽を聞くことからより大きな喜びを得はじめた。

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彼女 音楽 聞く こと から より 大きな 喜び 得はじめた

English Translation

She began to derive further pleasure from listening to music.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)音楽(おんがく)()くことからより(おお)きな(よろこ)びを()はじめた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa ongaku o kiku koto kara yori ōkina yorokobi o ehajimeta.

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
音楽 (おんがく)
music; musical movement
()
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.
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
喜び (よろこび)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
得る (うる)
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

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: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: キ、 よろこ.ぶ、 よろこ.ばす
Meanings: rejoice, take pleasure in
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit