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彼女はだれかが背中をさわるのを感じた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 だれ 背中 さわる 感じた

English Translation

She felt someone touch her back.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)はだれかが背中(せなか)をさわるのを(かん)じた。

Romanji

Kanojo wa dare ka ga senaka o sawaru no o kanjita.

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
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
背中 (せなか)
back (of body)
()
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.
障る (さわる)
to hinder; to interfere with; to affect; to do one harm; to be harmful to
()
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
感じる (かんじる)
to feel; to sense; to experience

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: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation