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目前に迫った試験のことが彼女の心に大きく広がった。

Sentence Analyzer

目前 迫った 試験 こと 彼女 大きく 広がった

English Translation

The impending examination loomed large in her mind.

Furigana

目前(もくぜん)(せま)った試験(しけん)のことが彼女(かのじょ)(こころ)(おお)きく(ひろ)がった。

Romanji

Mokuzen ni sematta shiken no koto ga kanojo no kokoro ni ōkiku hirogatta.

Words

目前 (もくぜん)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
()
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
迫る (せまる、せる)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
試験 (しけん)
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
()
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
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
大きい (おおきい)
big; large; great; loud
広がる (ひろがる)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

Kanji

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ハク、 せま.る
Meanings: urge, force, imminent, spur on
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious