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初めて君に会った時、僕は君をロイとまちがえた。

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初めて 会った ロイ まちがえた

English Translation

I took you for Roy when I first saw you.

Furigana

(はじ)めて(きみ)()った(とき)(ぼく)(きみ)をロイとまちがえた。

Romanji

Hajimete kimi ni atta toki, boku wa kimi o roi to machigaeta.

Words

初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
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.
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
間違える (まちがえる)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

Kanji

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)