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涙が彼女のほおをつたって流れた。

Sentence Analyzer

彼女 ほお つたって 流れた

English Translation

Tears trickled down her cheeks.

Furigana

(なみだ)彼女(かのじょ)のほおをつたって(なが)れた。

Romanji

Namida ga kanojo no hō o tsutatte nagareta.

Words

(なみだ、なだ、なんだ)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
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
(ほお、ほほ)
cheek (of face)
()
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.
伝う (つたう)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
流れる (ながれる)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair); to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted; to be called off; to be forfeited; to disappear; to be removed

Kanji

Readings: ルイ、 レイ、 なみだ
Meanings: tears, sympathy
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit