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Zach

目を覚ましてみると、彼は暗い部屋に閉じこめられていた。

Sentence Analyzer

覚ましてみる 暗い 部屋 閉じこめられていた

English Translation

He awoke and found himself shut up in a dark room.

Furigana

()()ましてみると、(かれ)(くら)部屋(へや)()じこめられていた。

Romanji

Me o samashitemiru to, kare wa kurai heya ni tojikomerareteita.

Words

()
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish
()
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.
覚ます (さます)
to awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
暗い (くらい)
dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable
()
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
閉じ込める (とじこめる)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

Kanji

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ヘイ、 と.じる、 と.ざす、 し.める、 し.まる、 た.てる
Meanings: closed, shut