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

テレビは創造力を鈍らせる力がある。

Sentence Analyzer

テレビ 創造力 鈍らせる ある

English Translation

Television can dull our creative power.

Furigana

テレビは創造力(そうぞうりょく)(にぶ)らせる(ちから)がある。

Romanji

Terebi wa sōzōryoku o niburaseru chikara ga aru.

Words

テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
創造力 (そうぞうりょく)
creative power; creativity
()
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.
鈍る (にぶる、なまる)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
(ちから)
force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty; efficacy; effect; effort; endeavours (endeavors); exertions; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency; support; help; aid; assistance; stress; emphasis; means; resources
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 つく.る、 はじ.める、 きず、 けず.しける
Meanings: genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate
Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: create, make, structure, physique
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ドン、 にぶ.い、 にぶ.る、 にぶ-、 なま.る、 なまく.ら
Meanings: dull, slow, foolish, blunt