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一人の少女が群衆の中から王様に近づいた。

Sentence Analyzer

少女 群衆 から 王様 近づいた

English Translation

A girl approached the king from among the crowd.

Furigana

(いち)(にん)少女(しょうじょ)群衆(ぐんしゅう)(なか)から王様(おうさま)(ちか)づいた。

Romanji

Ichi nin no shōjo ga gunshū no naka kara ōsama ni chikazuita.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
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
少女 (しょうじょ、おとめ)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
群衆 (ぐんしゅう、ぐんしゅ、ぐんじゅ)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
王様 (おうさま)
king
()
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
近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い
Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: オウ、 -ノウ
Meanings: king, rule, magnate
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount