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ラジオを聞いている時、電話の鳴るのが聞こえた。

Sentence Analyzer

ラジオ 聞いている 電話 鳴る 聞こえた

English Translation

Listening to the radio, I heard the telephone ring.

Furigana

ラジオを()いている(とき)電話(でんわ)()るのが()こえた。

Romanji

Rajio o kiiteiru toki, denwa no naru no ga kikoeta.

Words

ラジオ (ラジオ)
radio
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
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
鳴る (なる)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk