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

お世辞を言うことはうそをつくことである。

Sentence Analyzer

世辞 言う こと うそ つく こと ある

English Translation

Complimenting is lying.

Furigana

世辞(せじ)()うことはうそをつくことである。

Romanji

O seji o iu koto wa uso o tsuku koto de aru.

Words

(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
世辞 (せじ)
flattery; compliment
()
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(うそ、ウソ)
Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む
Meanings: resign, word, term, expression
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word