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Zach

彼らは腹の皮がよじれるほど笑った。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら よじれる ほど 笑った

English Translation

They split their sides laughing.

Furigana

(かれ)らは(はら)(かわ)がよじれるほど(わら)った。

Romanji

Karera wa hara no kawa ga yojireru hodo waratta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(はら)
abdomen; belly; stomach; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; courage; nerve; willpower; generosity; magnanimity; feelings; emotions; wide middle part; bulging part; inside; interior; inner part; anti-node; counter for hard roe; counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, 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
(かわ)
skin; hide; pelt; fur; rind; peel; husk; bark; shell; sheath; wrapping; mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
捩れる (よじれる)
to be twisted
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: フク、 はら
Meanings: abdomen, belly, stomach
Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh