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彼は眼鏡をはずして看護婦に向かってしかめ面をした。

Sentence Analyzer

眼鏡 はずして 看護婦 向かって しかめ面 した

English Translation

He took off his glasses and frowned at the nurse.

Furigana

(かれ)眼鏡(めがね)をはずして看護婦(かんごふ)()かってしかめ(めん)をした。

Romanji

Kare wa megane o hazushite kangofu ni mukatte shikamemen o shita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
眼鏡 (めがね、がんきょう、メガネ)
spectacles; glasses; judgement; discrimination; discernment; insight
()
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.
外す (はずす)
to unfasten; to undo; to remove; to take off; to deinstall; to leave; to step out; to slip away; to miss (a target)
看護婦 (かんごふ)
(female) nurse
()
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
向かう (むかう)
to face; to go towards
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ガン、 ゲン、 まなこ、 め
Meaning: eyeball
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 かがみ
Meanings: mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering
Readings: カン、 み.る
Meanings: watch over, see
Readings: ゴ、 まも.る
Meanings: safeguard, protect
Readings: フ、 よめ
Meanings: lady, woman, wife, bride
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface