時々、お父さんがひょっこり私に尋ねてくる。

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時々 、 お父さん が ひょっこり 私 に 尋ねてくる 。

English Translation

Sometimes, father will ask me unexpectedly.

Furigana

時々(ときどき)、お父(とう)さんがひょっこり私(わたし)に尋(たず)ねてくる。

Romanji

Tokidoki, otōsan ga hyokkori watashi ni tazunetekuru.

Words

時々 (ときどき)

sometimes; at times

お父さん (おとうさん、おとっさん)

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

ひょっこり (ひょっこり、ひょっくり)

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

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

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

Kanji

時

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき

Meanings: time, hour

父

Readings: フ、 ちち

Meaning: father

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

尋

Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ

Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for