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彼らは息子たちが一緒に暮らすことを強く望んでいる。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 息子たち 一緒 暮らす こと 強く 望んでいる

English Translation

They are keen for their sons to live together.

Furigana

(かれ)らは息子(むすこ)たちが一緒(いっしょ)()らすことを(つよ)(のぞ)んでいる。

Romanji

Karera wa musukotachi ga issho ni kurasu koto o tsuyoku nozondeiru.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一緒 (いっしょ)
together; at the same time; same; identical
()
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
暮らす (くらす)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
(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
()
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.
強い (こわい)
tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn
望む (のぞむ)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ショ、 チョ、 お、 いとぐち
Meanings: thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect