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

しかし、禁煙は不可能ではない。

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しかし 禁煙 不可能 ない

English Translation

Yet giving up is not impossible.

Furigana

しかし、禁煙(きんえん)不可能(ふかのう)ではない。

Romanji

Shikashi, kin'en wa fukanō de wa nai.

Words

然し (しかし)
however; but
禁煙 (きんえん)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
不可能 (ふかのう)
impossible
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: カ、 コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し
Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity