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彼が棚にぶつかって、とても高価な陶器が落ちて粉々に割れてしまった。

Sentence Analyzer

ぶつかって とても 高価な 陶器 落ちて 粉々 割れてしまった

English Translation

After he bumped into the shelf, the priceless china fell and shattered into fragments.

Furigana

(かれ)(たな)にぶつかって、とても高価(こうか)陶器(とうき)()ちて粉々(こなごな)()れてしまった。

Romanji

Kare ga tana ni butsukatte, totemo kōkana tōki ga ochite konagona ni wareteshimatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(たな)
shelf; shelves; ledge; rack; trellis
()
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
打つかる (ぶつかる)
to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict; to encounter; to meet; to clash
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
高価 (こうか)
high price
陶器 (とうき)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics; crockery
落ちる (おちる)
to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined; to go under; to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; to come to (in the end); to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent; to understand; to crash; to freeze; to die; to move to the depths
粉々 (こなごな)
in very small pieces
割れる (われる)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn; to be divided; to cleave; to come to light; to be identified; to be established; to become clear

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ホウ、 たな、 -だな
Meanings: shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい
Meanings: value, price
Reading: トウ
Meanings: pottery, porcelain
Readings: キ、 うつわ
Meanings: utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
Readings: フン、 デシメートル、 こ、 こな
Meanings: flour, powder, dust
Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く
Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split