女の子たちは彼のジョークを聞いたとたん笑い出した。

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女の子たち は 彼 の ジョーク を 聞いた とたん 笑い出した 。

English Translation

The girls burst into laughter when they heard his joke.

Furigana

女(おんな)の子(こ)たちは彼(かれ)のジョークを聞(き)いたとたん笑(わら)い出(だ)した。

Romanji

Onnanokotachi wa kare no jo-ku o kiita totan waraidashita.

Words

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

の (の)

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

ジョーク (ジョーク)

joke

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

塗炭 (とたん)

misery; distress

笑う (わらう)

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

子

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen

笑

Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む

Meaning: laugh

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude