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

1000円札をくずしていただけませんか。

Sentence Analyzer

円札 くずしていた だけません

English Translation

Could you break a 1,000 yen note?

Furigana

1000円札(えんさつ)をくずしていただけませんか。

Romanji

Ichi zero zero zero ensatsu o kuzushiteita dakemasen ka.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
()
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.
崩す (くずす)
to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level; to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill); to change; to make change; to write in cursive style; to write in running style; to break into a smile; to let off a smile; to lower (a price)
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: エン、 まる.い、 まる、 まど、 まど.か、 まろ.やか
Meanings: circle, yen, round
Readings: サツ、 ふだ
Meanings: tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid