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突然犬が吠え出した。

Sentence Analyzer

突然 吠え出した

English Translation

All of a sudden, a dog began barking.

Furigana

突然(とつぜん)(いぬ)()()した。

Romanji

Totsuzen inu ga hoedashita.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
吠える (ほえる)
to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry

Kanji

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ハイ、 ベイ、 ほえ.る、 ほ.える
Meanings: bark, howl, cry
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude