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

シートベルトを締め、「禁煙」のサインが消えるまで喫煙はご遠慮下さい。

Sentence Analyzer

シートベルト 締め 禁煙 さいん 消える まで 喫煙 遠慮 下さい

English Translation

Please fasten your seat belt and observe the "no smoking" sign until it is turned off.

Furigana

シートベルトを()め、「禁煙(きんえん)」のサインが()えるまで喫煙(きつえん)はご遠慮(えんりょ)(くだ)さい。

Romanji

Shi-toberuto o shime," kin'en" no sain ga kieru made kitsuen wa go enryo kudasai.

Words

シートベルト (シートベルト、シート・ベルト)
seat belt; seatbelt
()
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.
締める (しめる)
to tie; to fasten; to total; to sum; to be strict with; to economize; to economise; to cut down on; to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt; to wear (necktie); to put on (necktie)
禁煙 (きんえん)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
()
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
サイン (サイン)
autograph; signature; sign; sine
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
消える (きえる)
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
喫煙 (きつえん)
smoking
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
遠慮 (えんりょ)
reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Readings: テイ、 し.まる、 し.まり、 し.める、 -し.め、 -じ.め
Meanings: tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten
Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Readings: キツ、 の.む
Meanings: consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far
Readings: リョ、 おもんぱく.る、 おもんぱか.る
Meanings: prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior