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

そろそろ彼がやってくる時刻だ。

Sentence Analyzer

そろそろ やってくる 時刻

English Translation

It's about time for him to get here.

Furigana

そろそろ(かれ)がやってくる時刻(じこく)だ。

Romanji

Sorosoro kare ga yattekuru jikoku da.

Words

そろそろ (そろそろ、そろっと)
slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
やって来る (やってくる)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
時刻 (じこく)
instant; time; moment
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み
Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving