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

このボタンを押すと機械が作動します。

Sentence Analyzer

この ボタン 押す 機械 作動します

English Translation

If you press this button, the machine will start.

Furigana

このボタンを()すと機械(きかい)作動(さどう)します。

Romanji

Kono botan o osu to kikai ga sadōshimasu.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
牡丹 (ぼたん、ボタン)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
()
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.
押す (おす)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress; to push (events along); to advance (a plan); to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force; to make sure; to be pressed for time; to advance troops; to attack; (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
機械 (きかい)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
作動 (さどう)
operation; functioning; running

Kanji

Readings: オウ、 お.す、 お.し-、 お.っ-、 お.さえる、 おさ.える
Meanings: push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: カイ、 かせ
Meanings: contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake