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僕は若い頃は気短かだった。

Sentence Analyzer

若い 気短 だった

English Translation

I was quick tempered when I was young.

Furigana

(ぼく)(わか)(ころ)気短(きみじか)かだった。

Romanji

Boku wa wakai koro wa kimijika ka datta.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
若い (わかい)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
(ころ、ごろ)
(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
気短 (きみじか)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point