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

あのいたずらっ子はさんざんたたいてやる必要がある。

Sentence Analyzer

あの いたずらっ子 さんざん たたいてやる 必要 ある

English Translation

That naughty child needs a good beating.

Furigana

あのいたずらっ()はさんざんたたいてやる必要(ひつよう)がある。

Romanji

Ano itazurakko wa sanzan tataiteyaru hitsuyō ga aru.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
いたずらっ子 (いたずらっこ)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
散々 (さんざん)
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly; miserably; wretchedly; badly; scattered; disconnected; dispersed; smashed into tiny pieces
叩く (たたく、はたく)
to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to