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

この話は何十ぺんとなく聞いた。

Sentence Analyzer

この ぺん なく 聞いた

English Translation

I have heard this story scores of times.

Furigana

この(はなし)(なん)(じゅう)ぺんとなく()いた。

Romanji

Kono hanashi wa nan jū pen to naku kiita.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(じゅう、とお、と)
ten
(へん)
piece; chip; flake
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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 ...
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

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen