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

今ちょっと手が離せない。

Sentence Analyzer

ちょっと 離せない

English Translation

I'm tied up right now.

Furigana

(いま)ちょっと()(はな)せない。

Romanji

Ima chotto te ga hanasenai.

Words

(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
一寸 (ちょっと、ちょと、チョット、ちょいと、チョッと)
just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; hey!
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress