太鼓の音が聞こえる。

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太鼓 の 音 が 聞こえる 。

English Translation

I hear the drum.

Furigana

太鼓(たいこ)の音(おと)が聞(き)こえる。

Romanji

Taiko no oto ga kikoeru.

Words

太鼓 (たいこ)

drum

の (の)

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

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

が (が)

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

太

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る

Meanings: plump, thick, big around

鼓

Readings: コ、 つづみ

Meanings: drum, beat, rouse, muster

音

Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね

Meanings: sound, noise

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen