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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

タモリさん、明石家サンマさんをご紹介します。

Sentence Analyzer

たもり さん 明石家 サンマ さん 紹介します

English Translation

Mr Tamori, may I introduce Mr Sanma Akashiya?

Furigana

タモリさん、明石家(あかしや)サンマさんをご紹介(しょうかい)します。

Romanji

Tamori san, Akashiya sanma san o go shōkaishimasu.

Words

田守 (たもり)
protecting a rice field; watching over a field; person who watches over a rice field
さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
秋刀魚 (さんま、サンマ)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
()
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.
()
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
紹介 (しょうかい)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing

Kanji

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Reading: ショウ
Meanings: introduce, inherit, help
Reading: カイ
Meanings: jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with