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

もし地図がなかったら、私は道に迷ってしまっただろう。

Sentence Analyzer

もし 地図 なかったら 迷ってしまった だろう

English Translation

If it had not been for the map, I would have lost my way.

Furigana

もし地図(ちず)がなかったら、(わたし)(みち)(まよ)ってしまっただろう。

Romanji

Moshi chizu ga nakattara, watashi wa michi ni mayotteshimatta darou.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
地図 (ちず)
map
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
()
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
迷う (まよう)
to lose one's way; to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; to turn in one's grave
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ズ、 ト、 え、 はか.る
Meanings: map, drawing, plan, extraordinary, audacious
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: メイ、 まよ.う
Meanings: astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion