彼は知らぬ間に指の先に小さなトゲが刺さっていた
Meaning in EnglishWithout him knowing a small thorn had lodged in his fingertip
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Word
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Kanji
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N3
彼
hi / kare, kano, ka.no
he, that, the
N4
知
chi / shi.ru, shi.raseru
know, wisdom, savoir
N5
間
kan, ken / aida, ma, ai
interval, space, intervalle
N3
指
shi / yubi, sa.su, -sa.shi
finger, point to, indicate
N5
先
sen / saki, ma.zu
before, ahead, previous
N5
小
shou / chii.sai, ko-, o-, sa-
little, small, petit
N2
刺
shi / sa.su, sa.saru, sa.shi, sashi, toge
thorn, pierce, stab
Grammar
Related grammar structures
N5
〜ている
te iru
Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context
N5
〜が
ga
Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences
N5
〜に
ni
Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action
N5
〜の
no
Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase
N5
〜は
wa
Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information