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

この画は何をイメージして描いたのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

この いめーじして 描いた です

English Translation

What image did you have in mind as you painted this picture?

Furigana

この()(なに)をイメージして(えが)いたのですか。

Romanji

Kono ga wa nani o ime-jishite egaita no desu ka.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(が、え)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
()
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 direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
イメージ (イメージ、イメジ)
(one's) image; (computer) image; mental image; impression; artist's impression
描く (えがく、かく)
to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
()
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
です (です)
be; is
()
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: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ビョウ、 えが.く、 か.く
Meanings: sketch, compose, write, draw, paint