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当時の習慣では会ったが、彼は早婚だった。

Sentence Analyzer

当時 習慣 会った 早婚 だった

English Translation

As was the custom in those days, he married young.

Furigana

当時(とうじ)習慣(しゅうかん)では()ったが、(かれ)早婚(そうこん)だった。

Romanji

Tōji no shūkan de wa atta ga, kare wa sōkon datta.

Words

当時 (とうじ)
at that time; in those days
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
習慣 (しゅうかん)
habit; custom; cultural practice
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
早婚 (そうこん)
early marriage; marrying young
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-
Meanings: early, fast
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage