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そのおびえた少年の心臓は恐怖でどきどき打っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

その おびえた 少年 心臓 恐怖 どきどき 打っていた

English Translation

The frightened boy's heart palpitated with terror.

Furigana

そのおびえた少年(しょうねん)心臓(しんぞう)恐怖(きょうふ)でどきどき()っていた。

Romanji

Sono obieta shōnen no shinzō wa kyōfu de dokidoki utteita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
怯える (おびえる)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
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
心臓 (しんぞう)
heart; guts; nerve; cheek; gall; spine; central part
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
恐怖 (きょうふ、くふ)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ドキドキ (ドキドキ、どきどき、どきんどきん、ドキンドキン)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
打つ (うつ)
to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ゾウ、 はらわた
Meanings: entrails, viscera, bowels
Readings: キョウ、 おそ.れる、 おそ.る、 おそ.ろしい、 こわ.い、 こわ.がる
Meanings: fear, dread, awe
Readings: フ、 ホ、 こわ.い、 こわ.がる、 お.じる、 おそ.れる
Meanings: dreadful, be frightened, fearful
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen