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Zach

私は今日の午後、家に帰る途中でジョージを見かけた。

Sentence Analyzer

今日 午後 帰る 途中 ジョージ 見かけた

English Translation

I caught sight of George on my way home this afternoon.

Furigana

(わたし)今日(きょう)午後(ごご)(いえ)(かえ)途中(とちゅう)でジョージを()かけた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kyō no gogo, ie ni kaeru tochū de Jo-Ji o mikaketa.

Words

(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
今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
()
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
午後 (ごご)
afternoon; p.m.
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
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
帰る (かえる)
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
途中 (とちゅう)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway
(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.
()
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.
見かける (みかける)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ゴ、 うま
Meanings: noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings: ト、 みち
Meanings: route, way, road
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible