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Zach

指は鍵盤のあちらこちらに動きました。

Sentence Analyzer

鍵盤 あちら こちら 動きました

English Translation

They moved up and down the keys.

Furigana

(ゆび)鍵盤(けんばん)のあちらこちらに(うご)きました。

Romanji

Yubi wa kenban no achira kochira ni ugokimashita.

Words

(ゆび、および、おゆび)
finger; toe; digit
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
鍵盤 (けんばん)
keyboard (e.g. piano, computer)
()
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
彼方 (あちら、あっち、あち)
that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder; that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that; that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener); there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
此方 (こちら、こっち、こち)
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction; here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is); this one (something physically close to the speaker); I; me; we; us; this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
()
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
動く (うごく)
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing; to operate; to run; to go; to work; to be touched; to be influenced; to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver; certain; factual; to be transferred

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
Readings: ケン、 かぎ
Meaning: key
Reading: バン
Meanings: tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake