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聞こえる音は時計のカチカチという音だけだった。

Sentence Analyzer

聞こえる 時計 かちかち という だけ だった

English Translation

The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.

Furigana

()こえる(おと)時計(とけい)のカチカチという(おと)だけだった。

Romanji

Kikoeru oto wa tokei no kachikachi toiu oto dake datta.

Words

聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
時計 (とけい、ときはかり)
watch; clock; timepiece
()
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
かちかち (かちかち、こちこち、カチカチ、コチコチ)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; clicking; clacking; clattering; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound; die-hard; stubborn; obstinate; bigoted; scared stiff; tense; nervous; frightened
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure