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冷蔵庫を開けてみたら、肉が腐っているのに気付いた。

Sentence Analyzer

冷蔵庫 開けてみたら 腐っている 気付いた

English Translation

Opening the refrigerator, I noticed the meat had spoiled.

Furigana

冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)()けてみたら、(にく)(くさ)っているのに気付(きづ)いた。

Romanji

Reizōko o aketemitara, niku ga kusatteiru no ni kizuita.

Words

冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ)
refrigerator
()
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.
開ける (はだける)
to open; to bare; to expose; to stretch
(にく、しし)
flesh; meat; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); thickness; ink pad
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
腐る (くさる)
to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk); to corrode; to weather; to crumble; to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice); to become depraved; to be degenerate; to be morally bankrupt; to be corrupt; to be depressed; to be dispirited; to feel discouraged; to feel down; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action; to lose a bet; to be drenched; to become sopping wet
()
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
()
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
気付く (きづく)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 つめ.たい、 ひ.える、 ひ.や、 ひ.ややか、 ひ.やす、 ひ.やかす、 さ.める、 さ.ます
Meanings: cool, cold (beer, person), chill
Readings: ゾウ、 ソウ、 くら、 おさ.める、 かく.れる
Meanings: storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
Readings: コ、 ク、 くら
Meanings: warehouse, storehouse
Readings: カイ、 ひら.く、 ひら.き、 -びら.き、 ひら.ける、 あ.く、 あ.ける
Meanings: open, unfold, unseal
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: フ、 くさ.る、 -くさ.る、 くさ.れる、 くさ.れ、 くさ.らす、 くさ.す
Meanings: rot, decay, sour
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append