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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

はがきにこの切手を貼って郵便箱に投函しなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

はがき この 切手 貼って 郵便箱 投函し なさい

English Translation

Put this stamp on the postcard and drop it in the mailbox.

Furigana

はがきにこの切手(きって)()って郵便箱(ゆうびんばこ)投函(とうかん)しなさい。

Romanji

Hagaki ni kono kitte o hatte yūbinbako ni tōkanshi nasai.

Words

葉書 (はがき、ハガキ)
postcard; memo; note; card
()
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
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
切手 (きって)
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
張る (はる)
to stick; to paste; to affix; to link (e.g. in WWW forums); to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent); to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell; to stick out; to put; to slap; to be expensive; to become one tile away from completion
郵便箱 (ゆうびんばこ)
mailbox
投函 (とうかん)
mailing; posting
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: テン、 チョウ、 は.る、 つ.く
Meanings: stick, paste, apply
Reading: ユウ
Meanings: mail, stagecoach stop
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: トウ、 な.げる、 -な.げ
Meanings: throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss
Readings: カン、 はこ、 い.れる
Meaning: box (archaic)