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Zach

私が最初に予測したことは的を遠くはずれていた。

Sentence Analyzer

最初 予測した こと 遠く はずれていた

English Translation

My first guess was wide off the mark.

Furigana

(わたし)最初(さいしょ)予測(よそく)したことは(まと)(とお)くはずれていた。

Romanji

Watashi ga saisho ni yosokushita koto wa mato o tōku hazureteita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
()
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
予測 (よそく)
prediction; estimation
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(まと)
mark; target
()
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.
遠い (とおい)
far; distant
外れる (はずれる)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to be off; to be out (e.g. of gear)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
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: ヨ、 シャ、 あらかじ.め
Meanings: beforehand, previous, myself, I
Readings: ソク、 はか.る
Meanings: fathom, plan, scheme, measure
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far