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1羽来ただけで夏にはならない。

Sentence Analyzer

ツバメ 来た だけ はならない

English Translation

One swallow does not make a summer.

Furigana

ツバメ1()()ただけで(なつ)にはならない。

Romanji

Tsubame ichi wa kita dake de natsu ni wanaranai.

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
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
(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: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: カ、 ガ、 ゲ、 なつ
Meaning: summer