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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

これは決してやさしい読み物ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 決して やさしい 読み物 ない

English Translation

This is by no means easy reading.

Furigana

これは(けっ)してやさしい()(もの)ではない。

Romanji

Kore wa kesshite yasashii yomimono de wa nai.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
易しい (やさしい)
easy; plain; simple
読み物 (よみもの)
reading matter; reading material
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter