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赤ん坊は猫の尾でおもしろく遊んでた。

Sentence Analyzer

赤ん坊 おもしろく 遊んでた

English Translation

The baby was amusing itself with the cat's tail.

Furigana

(あか)(ぼう)(ねこ)()でおもしろく(あそ)んでた。

Romanji

Akanbō wa neko no o de omoshiroku asondeta.

Words

赤ん坊 (あかんぼう、あかんぼ)
baby; infant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
()
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
()
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
(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.
面白い (おもしろい)
interesting; amusing
遊ぶ (あそぶ、あすぶ)
to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to be unused; to go to (for pleasure or for study); to intentionally throw a ball to lower the batter's concentration

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: ボウ、 ボッ
Meanings: boy, priest's residence, priest
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
Readings: ビ、 お
Meanings: tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
Readings: ユウ、 ユ、 あそ.ぶ、 あそ.ばす
Meaning: play