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

そんな茶飯事は聞いている暇がない。

Sentence Analyzer

そんな 茶飯事 聞いている ない

English Translation

I have no time to listen to such everyday affairs.

Furigana

そんな茶飯事(さはんじ)()いている(ひま)がない。

Romanji

Sonna sahanji wa kiiteiru hima ga nai.

Words

そんな (そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
茶飯事 (さはんじ)
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
(ひま、いとま、ヒマ)
spare time; free time; leisure; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave; quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse); (of one's time) free; (of one's business) slow; leaving; departing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: チャ、 サ
Meaning: tea
Readings: ハン、 めし
Meanings: meal, boiled rice
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: カ、 ひま、 いとま
Meanings: spare time, rest, leisure, time, leave of absence