彼が下に降りてくる足音が聞こえた。

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彼 が 下 に 降りてくる 足音 が 聞こえた 。

English Translation

I heard him coming downstairs.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が下(した)に降(お)りてくる足音(あしおと)が聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Kare ga shita ni oritekuru ashioto ga kikoeta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

に (に)

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

降りる (おりる)

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

足音 (あしおと)

footsteps (sound)

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

下

Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

降

Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す

Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

音

Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね

Meanings: sound, noise

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen