少女はぎこちなく頭を下げた。
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English Translation
The girl made an awkward bow.
Furigana
Romanji
Shōjo wa gikochinaku atama o sageta.
Words
少女
(しょうじょ、おとめ)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ぎこちない
(ぎこちない、ぎごちない)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
頭
(あたま、かしら)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji
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.
下げる
(さげる)
to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower; to reduce; to bring down; to demote; to move back; to pull back; to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
Kanji
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior