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私たちが初めて会った日は雨の日でした。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 初めて 会った でした

English Translation

The day when we first met was a rainy day.

Furigana

(わたし)たちが(はじ)めて()った()(あめ)()でした。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga hajimete atta hi wa ame no hi deshita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(あめ)
rain
()
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
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain