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突然の物音に鳥たちは散り散りに飛び去った。

Sentence Analyzer

突然 物音 鳥たち 散り散り 飛び 去った

English Translation

The sudden noise scattered the birds.

Furigana

突然(とつぜん)物音(ものおと)(とり)たちは(ちぢ)()りに()()った。

Romanji

Totsuzen no monooto ni toritachi wa chirijiri ni tobi satta.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
物音 (ものおと)
sounds
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
散り散り (ちりぢり)
scattered; separated; dispersed
飛ぶ (とぶ)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
去る (さる)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off; to divorce; ... completely; last ... (e.g. "last April")

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: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: サン、 ち.る、 ち.らす、 -ち.らす、 ち.らかす、 ち.らかる、 ち.らばる、 ばら、 ばら.ける
Meanings: scatter, disperse, spend, squander
Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす
Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter
Readings: キョ、 コ、 さ.る、 -さ.る
Meanings: gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce