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Zach

奇妙なことに、彼はそのニュースを知らなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

奇妙な こと その ニュース 知らなかった

English Translation

Strange to say, he didn't know the news.

Furigana

奇妙(きみょう)なことに、(かれ)はそのニュースを()らなかった。

Romanji

Kimyōna koto ni, kare wa sono nyu-su o shiranakatta.

Words

奇妙 (きみょう)
strange; queer; curious
(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
()
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
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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...
ニュース (ニュース、ニューズ)
news
()
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.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: キ、 く.しき、 あや.しい、 くし、 めずら.しい
Meanings: strange, strangeness, curiosity
Readings: ミョウ、 ビョウ、 たえ
Meanings: exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom