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有名人と偶然会うのは珍しい。

Sentence Analyzer

有名人 偶然 会う 珍しい

English Translation

We rarely come across big names.

Furigana

有名人(ゆうめいじん)偶然(ぐうぜん)()うのは(めずら)しい。

Romanji

Yūmeijin to gūzen au no wa mezurashii.

Words

有名人 (ゆうめいじん)
celebrity; public figure; big name
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
偶然 (ぐうぜん)
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
珍しい (めずらしい)
unusual; rare; curious; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

Kanji

Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な
Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: グウ、 たま
Meanings: accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind
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: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: チン、 めずら.しい、 たから
Meanings: rare, curious, strange