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Zach

小さな女の子たちが森の中で踊っている。

Sentence Analyzer

小さな 女の子たち 踊っている

English Translation

Little girls are dancing in the woods.

Furigana

(ちい)さな(おんな)()たちが(もり)(なか)(おど)っている。

Romanji

Chiisana onnanokotachi ga mori no naka de odotteiru.

Words

小さな (ちいさな)
small; little; tiny
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(もり)
forest; shrine grove
()
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.
踊る (おどる)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: シン、 もり
Meanings: forest, woods
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ヨウ、 おど.る
Meanings: jump, dance, leap, skip