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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

この刀は不思議ないわれがある。

Sentence Analyzer

この 不思議な いわれ ある

English Translation

This sword has a strange history.

Furigana

この(かたな)不思議(ふしぎ)ないわれがある。

Romanji

Kono katana wa fushigina iware ga aru.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(かたな、とう)
(single-edged) sword; katana; dagger; knife; scalpel
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
不思議 (ふしぎ)
wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity
謂れ (いわれ)
reason; cause; history; origin
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 かたな、 そり
Meanings: sword, saber, knife
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration