私は雷鳴にぎょっとした。

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雷鳴 ぎょっと した

English Translation

I was taken aback by a thunderclap.

Furigana

(わたし)雷鳴(らいめい)にぎょっとした。

Romanji

Watashi wa raimei ni gyotto shita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
雷鳴 (らいめい)
thunder
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
ぎょっと (ぎょっと、ギョッと)
being startled
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ライ、 かみなり、 いかずち、 いかづち
Meanings: thunder, lightning bolt
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk