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昨夜劇場である友人にばったり会った。

Sentence Analyzer

昨夜 劇場 ある 友人 ばったり 会った

English Translation

I ran into my friend at the theater last night.

Furigana

昨夜(さくや)劇場(げきじょう)である友人(ゆうじん)にばったり()った。

Romanji

Sakuya gekijō de aru yūjin ni battari atta.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)
evening; last night
劇場 (げきじょう)
theatre; theater; playhouse
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
友人 (ゆうじん)
friend
()
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
ばったり (ばったり、ばったん)
with a clash; with a thud; with a bang; with a flop; plump; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Reading: ゲキ
Meanings: drama, play
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join