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Zach

その日に限って彼は欠席だった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 日に 限って 欠席 だった

English Translation

He was absent on the particular day.

Furigana

その()(かぎ)って(かれ)欠席(けっせき)だった。

Romanji

Sono hini kagitte kare wa kesseki datta.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
限る (かぎる)
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
欠席 (けっせき)
absence; non-attendance
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place