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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

お母さんはコーヒーカップの歴史について調べ始めた。

Sentence Analyzer

お母さん コーヒー かっぷ 歴史 について 調べ始めた

English Translation

My mother looked up the history of coffee cups.

Furigana

(かあ)さんはコーヒーカップの歴史(れきし)について調(しら)(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Okāsan wa ko-hi- kappu no rekishi nitsuite shirabehajimeta.

Words

お母さん (おかあさん)
mother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)
coffee
カップ (カップ)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, 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
歴史 (れきし)
history
に就いて (について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
調べる (しらべる)
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

Kanji

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: レキ、 レッキ
Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time
Reading: 
Meanings: history, chronicle
調
Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin