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Zach

通りでガラスが粉々に割れるのが聞こえたわ。

Sentence Analyzer

通り がらす 粉々 割れる 聞こえた

English Translation

We heard glass shattering in our street.

Furigana

(とお)りでガラスが粉々(こなごな)()れるのが()こえたわ。

Romanji

Tōri de garasu ga konagona ni wareru no ga kikoeta wa.

Words

通り (とおり)
avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types
(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.
硝子 (ガラス、しょうし)
glass; pane; vitreous
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
粉々 (こなごな)
in very small pieces
()
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
割れる (われる)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn; to be divided; to cleave; to come to light; to be identified; to be established; to become clear
()
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
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
()
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; wah!; boo!

Kanji

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
Readings: フン、 デシメートル、 こ、 こな
Meanings: flour, powder, dust
Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く
Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen