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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

シャーペンの芯2・3本もらえるかな。

Sentence Analyzer

しゃー ぺん もらえる

English Translation

Could you lend me a few mechanical pencil leads?

Furigana

シャーペンの(しん)2・3(ほん)もらえるかな。

Romanji

Sha- pen no shin ni san hon moraeru ka na.

Words

ジャー (ジャー)
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
ペン (ペン)
pen
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(しん)
wick; marrow; staple (for stapler); (pencil) lead; stuffing; pith; core; heart; centre; center
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
貰える (もらえる)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; could you (give me); would you; can you
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Reading: シン
Meaning: wick
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things