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Zach

彼は、ダックスフント・ソーセージを売っている売り子を見た時、漫画にできそうなアイデアが浮かんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

ダックスフント ソーセージ 売っている 売り子 見た 漫画 できそう アイデア 浮かんだ

English Translation

When he saw the salesgirl selling dachshund sausages, he got an idea for a cartoon.

Furigana

(かれ)は、ダックスフント・ソーセージを()っている()()()(とき)漫画(まんが)にできそうなアイデアが()かんだ。

Romanji

Kare wa, dakkusufunto so-se-ji o utteiru uriko o mita toki, manga ni dekisō na aidea ga ukanda.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ダックスフント (ダックスフント)
dachshund
(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
ソーセージ (ソーセージ)
sausage
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
売る (うる)
to sell
売り子 (うりこ)
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; peddler; vendor
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
漫画 (まんが、マンガ)
cartoon; comic; comic strip
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: マン、 みだり.に、 そぞ.ろ
Meanings: cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface