This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

はじめて君をたずねたとき、道に迷いました。

Sentence Analyzer

はじめて たずねた とき 迷いました

English Translation

I got lost when I visited you for the first time.

Furigana

はじめて(きみ)をたずねたとき、(みち)(まよ)いました。

Romanji

Hajimete kimi o tazuneta toki, michi ni mayoimashita.

Words

初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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.
尋ねる (たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
とき (とき)
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
()
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
迷う (まよう)
to lose one's way; to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; to turn in one's grave

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: メイ、 まよ.う
Meanings: astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion