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

ツバメ一羽で夏にはならぬ。

Sentence Analyzer

ツバメ はならぬ

English Translation

One swallow does not make a summer.

Furigana

ツバメ(いち)()(なつ)にはならぬ。

Romanji

Tsubame ichi wa de natsu ni wanaranu.

Words

(つばめ、つばくらめ、つばくら、つばくろ、ツバメ)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(わ、ば、ぱ)
counter for birds and rabbits
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(なつ)
summer
()
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
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Readings: カ、 ガ、 ゲ、 なつ
Meaning: summer