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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

お手洗いはどこか教えて下さいませんか。

Sentence Analyzer

手洗い どこ 教えて下さいません

English Translation

Could you show me where the bathroom is?

Furigana

手洗(てあら)いはどこか(おし)えて(くだ)さいませんか。

Romanji

O tearai wa doko ka oshietekudasaimasen ka.

Words

(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
手洗い (てあらい)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; toilet; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
教える (おしえる)
to teach; to inform; to instruct

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: セン、 あら.う
Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior