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氷のような水をものともせずに彼は川へ飛びこんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

ような もの せず 飛びこんだ

English Translation

He jumped into the river in defiance of the icy water.

Furigana

(こおり)のような(みず)をものともせずに(かれ)(かわ)()びこんだ。

Romanji

Kōri no yōna mizu o mono to mo sezu ni kare wa kawa e tobikonda.

Words

(こおり)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
()
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
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
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.
(もの、もん)
person
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
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
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

Kanji

Readings: ヒョウ、 こおり、 ひ、 こお.る
Meanings: icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal
Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす
Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter