少年がその太鼓を叩いていた。

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少年 が その 太鼓 を 叩いていた 。

English Translation

A boy was beating the drum.

Furigana

少年(しょうねん)がその太鼓(たいこ)を叩(たた)いていた。

Romanji

Shōnen ga sono taiko o tataiteita.

Words

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

太鼓 (たいこ)

drum

を (を)

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.

叩く (たたく、はたく)

to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

太

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る

Meanings: plump, thick, big around

鼓

Readings: コ、 つづみ

Meanings: drum, beat, rouse, muster

叩

Readings: コウ、 たた.く、 はた.く、 すぎ

Meanings: strike, beat, hit, thrash, criticize