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子供の明るい笑い声が森の中に広がった。

Sentence Analyzer

子供 明るい 笑い声 中に 広がった

English Translation

The children's laughs spread throughout the forest.

Furigana

子供(こども)(あか)るい(わら)(ごえ)(もり)(なか)(ひろ)がった。

Romanji

Kodomo no akarui waraigoe ga mori no nakani hirogatta.

Words

子供 (こども)
child; children
()
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
明るい (あかるい)
bright; colourful; cheerful; familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); fair (e.g. politics); clean
笑い声 (わらいごえ)
laughter
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(もり)
forest; shrine grove
広がる (ひろがる)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 こえ、 こわ-
Meaning: voice
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: コウ、 ひろ.い、 ひろ.まる、 ひろ.める、 ひろ.がる、 ひろ.げる
Meanings: wide, broad, spacious