食事の最中に呼び鈴が鳴った。

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食事 の 最中 に 呼び鈴 が 鳴った 。

English Translation

The doorbell rang during the meal.

Furigana

食事(しょくじ)の最中(さいちゅう)に呼(よ)び鈴(りん)が鳴(な)った。

Romanji

Shokuji no saichū ni yobirin ga natta.

Words

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

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

最中 (さいちゅう、さなか)

in the middle of; height of; in course of; midst

に (に)

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

呼び鈴 (よびりん)

bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

鳴る (なる)

to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

Kanji

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

最

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま

Meanings: utmost, most, extreme

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

呼

Readings: コ、 よ.ぶ

Meanings: call, call out to, invite

鈴

Readings: レイ、 リン、 すず

Meanings: small bell, buzzer

鳴

Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす

Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk