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

闇はこれに打ち勝たなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 打ち勝たなかった

English Translation

The darkness has not overcome it.

Furigana

(やみ)はこれに(うか)()たなかった。

Romanji

Yami wa kore ni uchikatanakatta.

Words

(やみ)
darkness; the dark; dark; bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; black-marketeering; shady; illegal; under-the-table
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
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
打ち勝つ (うちかつ)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

Kanji

Readings: アン、 オン、 やみ、 くら.い
Meanings: get dark, gloom, disorder
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ
Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel