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私は今朝電車に乗るときに旧友に会った。

Sentence Analyzer

今朝 電車 乗る ときに 旧友 会った

English Translation

As I got the train this morning, I met an old friend of mine.

Furigana

(わたし)今朝(けさ)電車(でんしゃ)()るときに旧友(きゅうゆう)()った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kesa densha ni noru tokini kyūyū ni atta.

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
今朝 (けさ、こんちょう)
this morning
電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
()
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
乗る (のる)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
旧友 (きゅうゆう)
crony; old friend
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: チョウ、 あさ
Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる
Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
Readings: キュウ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: old times, old things, old friend, former, ex-
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join