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先生はトムのたび重なる欠席を心配した。

Sentence Analyzer

先生 とむ たび 重なる 欠席 心配した

English Translation

The teacher was worried by Tom's frequent absences from class.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)はトムのたび(かさ)なる欠席(けっせき)心配(しんぱい)した。

Romanji

Sensei wa Tomu no tabi kasanaru kesseki o shinpaishita.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
()
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
足袋 (たび)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
重なる (かさなる)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously
欠席 (けっせき)
absence; non-attendance
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
心配 (しんぱい)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid; assistance

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ハイ、 くば.る
Meanings: distribute, spouse, exile, rationing