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私の冗談に聴衆はどっと笑い出した。

Sentence Analyzer

冗談 聴衆 どっと 笑い出した

English Translation

At my joke, the audience burst into laughter.

Furigana

(わたし)冗談(じょうだん)聴衆(ちょうしゅう)はどっと(わら)()した。

Romanji

Watashi no jōdan ni chōshū wa dotto waraidashita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
()
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
聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)
audience; attendance; hearers
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
どっと (どっと)
suddenly
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: チョウ、 テイ、 き.く、 ゆる.す
Meanings: listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い
Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude