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自分の社交クラブを偶然訪れたとき彼は昔の友達に偶然に会った。

Sentence Analyzer

自分 社交 くらぶ 偶然 訪れた とき 友達 偶然 会った

English Translation

He came upon an old friend when he visited his club.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)社交(しゃこう)クラブを偶然(ぐうぜん)(おとず)れたとき(かれ)(むかし)友達(ともだち)偶然(ぐうぜん)()った。

Romanji

Jibun no shakō kurabu o gūzen otozureta toki kare wa mukashi no tomodachi ni gūzen ni atta.

Words

自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
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
社交 (しゃこう)
social life; social intercourse
クラブ (クラブ)
club (e.g. golf, tennis); clubs (card suit); crab
()
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.
偶然 (ぐうぜん)
(by) chance; unexpectedly; suddenly; accident; fortuity; by coincidence
訪れる (おとずれる、おとづれる)
to visit; to call on; to arrive; to come; to appear
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(むかし)
olden days; former
友達 (ともだち)
friend; companion
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
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: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join