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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

11時近くだ。そろそろ寝る時間だ。

Sentence Analyzer

近く そろそろ 寝る 時間

English Translation

It is close to eleven. It's about time we went to bed.

Furigana

11()(ちか)くだ。そろそろ()時間(じかん)だ。

Romanji

Ichi ichi ji chikaku da. sorosoro neru jikan da.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
近く (ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
そろそろ (そろそろ、そろっと)
slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
寝る (ねる)
to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed; to sleep (lying down); to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie idle
時間 (じかん)
time; hours

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: シン、 ね.る、 ね.かす、 い.ぬ、 みたまや、 や.める
Meanings: lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space