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Zach

裁判官は思わず笑った。

Sentence Analyzer

裁判官 思わず 笑った

English Translation

The judge laughed in spite of himself.

Furigana

裁判官(さいばんかん)(おも)わず(わら)った。

Romanji

Saibankan wa omowazu waratta.

Words

裁判官 (さいばんかん)
judge
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 た.つ、 さば.く
Meanings: tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern)
Readings: ハン、 バン、 わか.る
Meanings: judgement, signature, stamp, seal
Reading: カン
Meanings: bureaucrat, the government, organ
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh