名案が昨夜私の頭に浮かんだ。

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名案 が 昨夜 私 の 頭 に 浮かんだ 。

English Translation

A good idea occurred to me last night.

Furigana

名案(めいあん)が昨夜(さくや)私(わたし)の頭(あたま)に浮(う)かんだ。

Romanji

Meian ga sakuya watashi no atama ni ukanda.

Words

名案 (めいあん)

good idea

が (が)

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

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

の (の)

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

頭 (あたま、かしら)

head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; leader; chief; boss; captain; top; tip; beginning; start; head; person; top structural component of a kanji

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

浮かぶ (うかぶ)

to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration

Kanji

名

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 な、 -な

Meanings: name, noted, distinguished, reputation

案

Readings: アン、 つくえ

Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench

昨

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

頭

Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり

Meanings: head, counter for large animals

浮

Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる

Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface