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突然外で銃声が聞こえた。

Sentence Analyzer

突然 銃声 聞こえた

English Translation

All at once we heard a shot outside.

Furigana

突然(とつぜん)(そと)銃声(じゅうせい)()こえた。

Romanji

Totsuzen soto de jūsei ga kikoeta.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
(そと、と)
outside; exterior; open air; other place
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
銃声 (じゅうせい)
gunshot; (gun) report
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: ジュウ、 つつ
Meanings: gun, arms
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen