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

お菓子をご自由にお取りください。

Sentence Analyzer

お菓子 自由 取り ください

English Translation

Please help yourself to the cake.

Furigana

菓子(かし)をご自由(じゆう)にお()りください。

Romanji

Okashi o go jiyū ni o tori kudasai.

Words

お菓子 (おかし)
confections; sweets; candy
()
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.
()
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
自由 (じゆう)
freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
取る (とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: candy, cakes, fruit
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up