乗組員たちは小躍りして喜んだ。

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乗組員たち は 小躍り して 喜んだ 。

English Translation

The crew jumped for joy.

Furigana

乗組員(のりくみいん)たちは小躍(こおど)りして喜(よろこ)んだ。

Romanji

Norikumiintachi wa koodori shite yorokonda.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

小躍り (こおどり)

dancing or jumping for joy

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

喜ぶ (よろこぶ)

to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

Kanji

乗

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる

Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join

組

Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ

Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

躍

Readings: ヤク、 おど.る

Meanings: leap, dance, skip

喜

Readings: キ、 よろこ.ぶ、 よろこ.ばす

Meanings: rejoice, take pleasure in