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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

このシャツを洗濯する必要があります。

Sentence Analyzer

この しゃつ 洗濯する 必要 あります

English Translation

You need to wash this shirt.

Furigana

このシャツを洗濯(せんたく)する必要(ひつよう)があります。

Romanji

Kono shatsu o sentakusuru hitsuyō ga arimasu.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
シャツ (シャツ)
shirt (underwear); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear, esp. dress shirt)
()
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.
洗濯 (せんたく)
washing; laundry
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
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: セン、 あら.う
Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe
Readings: タク、 すす.ぐ、 ゆす.ぐ
Meanings: laundry, wash, pour on, rinse
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to