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

ホームページ作りに四苦八苦してるようだけど、手伝ってあげようか。

Sentence Analyzer

ホームページ作り 四苦八苦してる よう けど 手伝ってあげよう

English Translation

You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?

Furigana

ホームページ(づく)りに四苦八苦(しくはっく)してるようだけど、手伝(てつだ)ってあげようか。

Romanji

Ho-mupe-jizukuri ni shikuhakkushiteru yō da kedo, tetsudatteageyou ka.

Words

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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
四苦八苦 (しくはっく)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
手伝う (てつだう)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
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indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Readings: ハチ、 や、 や.つ、 やっ.つ、 よう
Meanings: eight, eight radical (no. 12)
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition