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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

この報道は何の前兆だろうか。

Sentence Analyzer

この 報道 前兆 だろう

English Translation

What does this news augur?

Furigana

この報道(ほうどう)(なに)前兆(ぜんちょう)だろうか。

Romanji

Kono hōdō wa nani no zenchō darou ka.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
報道 (ほうどう)
information; report; journalism; news; to report
()
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!
()
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
前兆 (ぜんちょう)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ホウ、 むく.いる
Meanings: report, news, reward, retribution
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: チョウ、 きざ.す、 きざ.し
Meanings: portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms