彼女の髪を撫でながら微笑んだ

N5 彼女 kanojo she N5 彼 kare he N4 髪 kami hair N5 ながら nagara while N1 微笑 bishou smile

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N5 女 jo, nyo, nyou / onna, me woman, female, femme N3 髪 hatsu / kami hair of the head, cheveux, pelo N1 微 bi / kasu.ka delicate, minuteness, insignificance N3 笑 shou / wara.u, e.mu laugh, rire, risa

N4 〜ながら nagara Indicates two simultaneous actions by the same subject, attaches to the verb stem, means doing one thing while doing another N4 〜ながらも nagara mo Indicates contrast between two ideas, attaches to verb or adjective stem, means although or despite N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase