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

この車の維持は高くつく。

Sentence Analyzer

この 維持 高く つく

English Translation

It is expensive running this car.

Furigana

この(くるま)維持(いじ)(たか)くつく。

Romanji

Kono kuruma no iji wa takaku tsuku.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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
維持 (いじ)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

Kanji

Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Reading: 
Meanings: fiber, tie, rope
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive