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

まず私の自己紹介から始めましょう。

Sentence Analyzer

まず 自己 紹介 から 始めましょう

English Translation

I'll begin by introducing myself.

Furigana

まず(わたし)自己(じこ)紹介(しょうかい)から(はじ)めましょう。

Romanji

Mazu watashi no jiko shōkai kara hajimemashō.

Words

先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
自己 (じこ)
self; oneself
紹介 (しょうかい)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
始める (はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: コ、 キ、 おのれ、 つちのと、 な
Meaning: self
Reading: ショウ
Meanings: introduce, inherit, help
Reading: カイ
Meanings: jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin