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Zach

私は何かが背中で動いているのを感じた。

Sentence Analyzer

背中 動いている 感じた

English Translation

I felt something moving on my back.

Furigana

(わたし)(なに)かが背中(せなか)(うご)いているのを(かん)じた。

Romanji

Watashi wa nani ka ga senaka de ugoiteiru no o kanjita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
背中 (せなか)
back (of body)
(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.
動く (うごく)
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing; to operate; to run; to go; to work; to be touched; to be influenced; to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver; certain; factual; to be transferred
()
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
()
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.
感じる (かんじる)
to feel; to sense; to experience

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation