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Zach

彼は怒って首を左右に振った。

Sentence Analyzer

怒って 左右 振った

English Translation

He gave an angry shake of his head.

Furigana

(かれ)(おこ)って(くび)左右(さゆう)()った。

Romanji

Kare wa okotte kubi o sayū ni futta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
怒る (おこる、いかる)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(くび、クビ)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
()
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.
左右 (さゆう、そう、さう)
left and right; influence; control; domination
()
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
振る (ふる)
to wave; to shake; to swing; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump; to abandon; to give up; to ruin; to add kana indicating a reading of a word; to slightly change headings; to change directions; to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct; to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine); to bring up the main topic; to replace; to substitute; to set up a joke for somebody else

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ド、 ヌ、 いか.る、 おこ.る
Meanings: angry, be offended
Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems
Readings: サ、 シャ、 ひだり
Meaning: left
Readings: ウ、 ユウ、 みぎ
Meaning: right
Readings: シン、 ふ.る、 ぶ.る、 ふ.り、 -ぶ.り、 ふ.るう
Meanings: shake, wave, wag, swing