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成田空港で私は偶然旧友と出会った。

Sentence Analyzer

成田空港 偶然 旧友 出会った

English Translation

At Narita Airport, I ran into an old friend of mine.

Furigana

成田空港(なりたくうこう)(わたし)偶然(ぐうぜん)旧友(きゅうゆう)出会(であ)った。

Romanji

Naritakūkō de watashi wa gūzen kyūyū to deatta.

Words

(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.
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
偶然 (ぐうぜん)
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
旧友 (きゅうゆう)
crony; old friend
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
出会う (であう)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: デン、 た
Meanings: rice field, rice paddy
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: コウ、 みなと
Meaning: harbor
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
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: キュウ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join