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小鳥が木立の中で囀っている。

Sentence Analyzer

小鳥 木立 囀っている

English Translation

Birds are singing in the trees.

Furigana

小鳥(ことり)木立(こだち)(なか)(さえず)っている。

Romanji

Kotori ga kodachi no naka de saezutteiru.

Words

小鳥 (ことり)
small bird; songbird; birdie; dickeybird; dickybird
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
木立 (こだち)
grove of trees
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
囀る (さえずる)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: テン、 さえず.る
Meanings: sing, chirp, warble, chatter