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Zach

腹が減ったという。

Sentence Analyzer

減った いう

English Translation

He said that he was hungry.

Furigana

(はら)()ったという。

Romanji

Hara ga hetta to iu.

Words

(はら)
abdomen; belly; stomach; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; courage; nerve; willpower; generosity; magnanimity; feelings; emotions; wide middle part; bulging part; inside; interior; inner part; anti-node; counter for hard roe; counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
減る (へる)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

Kanji

Readings: フク、 はら
Meanings: abdomen, belly, stomach
Readings: ゲン、 へ.る、 へ.らす
Meanings: dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry