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Zach

ほぼ10時だ。そろそろ寝る時間だ。

Sentence Analyzer

ほぼ そろそろ 寝る 時間

English Translation

It's close to ten o'clock. It's about time we went to bed.

Furigana

ほぼ10()だ。そろそろ()時間(じかん)だ。

Romanji

Hobo ichi zero ji da. sorosoro neru jikan da.

Words

(ほぼ)
almost; roughly; approximately
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
そろそろ (そろそろ、そろっと)
slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
寝る (ねる)
to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle
時間 (じかん)
time; hours

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space