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Zach

鳥が1羽猫に捕まえられた。

Sentence Analyzer

捕まえられた

English Translation

A bird was caught by a cat.

Furigana

(とり)が1()(ねこ)(つか)まえられた。

Romanji

Tori ga ichi wa neko ni tsukamaerareta.

Words

(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(わ、ば、ぱ)
counter for birds and rabbits
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
()
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
捕まえる (つかまえる)
to catch; to arrest; to seize

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
Readings: ホ、 と.らえる、 と.らわれる、 と.る、 とら.える、 とら.われる、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, capture