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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

嘘ではないにしろ、ホラに近い。

Sentence Analyzer

ない しろ ほら 近い

English Translation

If not a lie, close to a boast.

Furigana

(うそ)ではないにしろ、ホラに(ちか)い。

Romanji

Uso de wa nai ni shiro, hora ni chikai.

Words

(うそ)
lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
法螺 (ほら、ホラ)
boasting; bragging; big talk
近い (ちかい)
near; close; short (distance)

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 うそ、 ふ.く
Meanings: lie, falsehood
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount