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

ここでは禁煙願います。

Sentence Analyzer

ここ 禁煙 願います

English Translation

Please refrain from smoking here.

Furigana

ここでは禁煙(きんえん)(ねが)います。

Romanji

Koko de wa kin'en negaimasu.

Words

此処 (ここ)
here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
禁煙 (きんえん)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
願う (ねがう)
to desire; to wish; to hope; to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; to have something done for oneself

Kanji

Reading: キン
Meanings: prohibition, ban, forbid
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: ガン、 ねが.う、 -ねがい
Meanings: petition, request, vow, wish, hope