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「ちがうちがう僕らは求めてる笑顔はあんなじゃない」 それは『嗤い』もしくは『嘲笑』。

Sentence Analyzer

ちがう ちがう 僕ら 求めてる 笑顔 あんな じゃない   それ もしくは 嘲笑

English Translation

"No, no! That isn't the smiling face we are looking for." It was a 'smirk' either that or a 'sneer'.

Furigana

「ちがうちがう(ぼく)らは(もと)めてる笑顔(えがお)はあんなじゃない」 それは『()い』もしくは『嘲笑(ちょうしょう)』。

Romanji

" chigau chigau bokura wa motometeru egao wa anna janai" sore wa i moshikuha chōshō.

Words

違う (ちがう)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?; wasn't it?
僕ら (ぼくら)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
求める (もとめる)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy
笑顔 (えがお)
smiling face; smile
あんな (あんな)
such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of
じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)
then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
(い、イ)
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens)
若しくは (もしくは)
or; otherwise
嘲笑 (ちょうしょう)
scorn; sneer

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める
Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: ガン、 かお
Meanings: face, expression
Readings: シ、 わら.う
Meanings: laugh, ridicule
Readings: チョウ、 トウ、 あざけ.る
Meanings: ridicule, insult