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

屋根の上にいる鳥はからすです。

Sentence Analyzer

屋根 上に いる からす です

English Translation

The bird on the roof is a crow.

Furigana

屋根(やね)(うえ)にいる(とり)はからすです。

Romanji

Yane no ueni iru tori wa karasu desu.

Words

屋根 (やね)
roof
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
要る (いる)
to need; to want
(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
枯らす (からす)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね
Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken