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

あなたの考えはいわば幻想にすぎません。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた 考え いわば 幻想 すぎません

English Translation

Your idea is, as it were, a castle in the air.

Furigana

あなたの(かんが)えはいわば幻想(げんそう)にすぎません。

Romanji

Anata no kangae wa iwaba gensō ni sugimasen.

Words

貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
考え (かんがえ)
thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
言わば (いわば)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
幻想 (げんそう)
illusions
()
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
過ぎる (すぎる)
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over
Readings: ゲン、 まぼろし
Meanings: phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition
Readings: ソウ、 ソ、 おも.う
Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought