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

イナゴが大群をなしてやってきた。

Sentence Analyzer

いなご 大群 なして やってきた

English Translation

Locusts came in big swarms.

Furigana

イナゴが大群(たいぐん)をなしてやってきた。

Romanji

Inago ga taigun o nashite yattekita.

Words

稲子 (いなご、こう)
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
大群 (たいぐん)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
()
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.
為す (なす)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; to intend to; to attempt; to try
やって来る (やってくる)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: グン、 む.れる、 む.れ、 むら、 むら.がる
Meanings: flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster