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Zach

爆薬がどかんと鳴った。

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爆薬 どかん 鳴った

English Translation

Explosives went off with a bang.

Furigana

爆薬(ばくやく)がどかんと()った。

Romanji

Bakuyaku ga dokan to natta.

Words

爆薬 (ばくやく)
explosive; blasting powder
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
研ぐ (とぐ)
to sharpen; to hone; to whet; to grind; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish; to burnish
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
鳴る (なる)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

Kanji

Readings: バク、 は.ぜる
Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split
Readings: ヤク、 くすり
Meanings: medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk