突然のおおきな雷鳴が聞こえた。

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突然 の おおきな 雷鳴 が 聞こえた 。

English Translation

Suddenly I heard a loud clap of thunder.

Furigana

突然(とつぜん)のおおきな雷鳴(らいめい)が聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Totsuzen no ōkina raimei ga kikoeta.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

の (の)

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

雷鳴 (らいめい)

thunder

が (が)

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

突

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く

Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden

然

Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

雷

Readings: ライ、 かみなり、 いかずち、 いかづち

Meanings: thunder, lightning bolt

鳴

Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす

Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen