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Zach

彼の葉巻から煙の輪が空中に漂っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

葉巻 から 空中 漂っていた

English Translation

A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.

Furigana

(かれ)葉巻(はまき)から(けむり)()空中(くうちゅう)(ただよ)っていた。

Romanji

Kare no hamaki kara kemuri no wa ga kūchū ni tadayotteita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
葉巻 (はまき)
cigar
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
(けむり、けぶり、けむ、けぶ)
smoke; fumes
()
ring; circle; loop; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
空中 (くうちゅう)
sky; air
()
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
漂う (ただよう)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly; to be unsteady; to be unstable; to falter; to flinch; to wince; to live in unreliable circumstances

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Readings: カン、 ケン、 ま.く、 まき、 ま.き
Meanings: scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls)
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: リン、 わ
Meanings: wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ヒョウ、 ただよ.う
Meanings: drift, float (on liquid)