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Zach

彼はときどき極端な手段に訴えたくなった。

Sentence Analyzer

ときどき 極端な 手段 訴えたく なった

English Translation

He sometimes wished to go to extremes.

Furigana

(かれ)はときどき極端(きょくたん)手段(しゅだん)(うった)えたくなった。

Romanji

Kare wa tokidoki kyokutanna shudan ni uttaetaku natta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
時々 (ときどき)
sometimes; at times
極端 (きょくたん)
extreme; extremity
手段 (しゅだん)
means; way; measure
()
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
訴える (うったえる)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to; to call for; to complain; to sue (a person); to take someone to court; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: キョク、 ゴク、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる
Meanings: poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Readings: タン、 はし、 は、 はた、 -ばた、 はな
Meanings: edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: ソ、 うった.える
Meanings: accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to