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

どうにかこうにか私はピアノが弾けます。

Sentence Analyzer

どうにか こう ピアノ 弾けます

English Translation

I can play the piano after a fashion.

Furigana

どうにかこうにか(わたし)はピアノが()けます。

Romanji

Dōnika kō ni ka watashi wa piano ga hikemasu.

Words

どうにか (どうにか)
in some way or other; one way or another
斯う (こう)
in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such; uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)
()
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
()
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
(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
ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)
piano
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
弾ける (はじける)
to burst open; to split open; to pop; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ
Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap