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

いったん本を読み始めたら、終わりまで読むべきです。

Sentence Analyzer

いったん 読み始めたら 終わり まで 読む べき です

English Translation

Once we start reading a book, we should read it all the way through.

Furigana

いったん(ほん)()(はじ)めたら、()わりまで()むべきです。

Romanji

Ittan hon o yomihajimetara, owari made yomu beki desu.

Words

一旦 (いったん)
once; for a moment; temporarily; one morning
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
終わる (おわる)
to finish; to end; to close
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish