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夕方にまたサファリに出掛け、夜はカバの声を聞きながら眠りについた。

Sentence Analyzer

夕方 また サファリ 出掛け かば 聞き ながら 眠り ついた

English Translation

In the evening I went out on safari again, at night I fell asleep hearing the grunting of the hippos.

Furigana

夕方(ゆうがた)にまたサファリに出掛(でか)け、(よる)はカバの(こえ)()きながら(ねむ)りについた。

Romanji

Yūgata ni mata safuxari ni dekake, yoru wa kaba no koe o kiki nagara nemuri ni tsuita.

Words

夕方 (ゆうがた)
evening; dusk
()
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
(また)
again; and; also; still (doing something)
サファリ (サファリ)
safari
出かける (でかける)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out
(よる、よ)
evening; night
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
河馬 (かば、かわうま、カバ)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
()
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
(こえ)
voice
()
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
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")
眠り (ねむり、ねぶり)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
注ぐ (つぐ)
(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 ゆう
Meaning: evening
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy