This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

そのとき突然いいアイディアが浮かんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

その とき 突然 いい アイディア 浮かんだ

English Translation

Then all of a sudden a good idea came to me.

Furigana

そのとき突然(とつぜん)いいアイディアが()かんだ。

Romanji

Sono toki totsuzen ii aidhia ga ukanda.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
アイデア (アイデア、アイディア、アィディア)
idea
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
浮かぶ (うかぶ)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration

Kanji

Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ
Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well
Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface