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

おっと!火種が残りすくないぞ!薪割りしてくれ!

Sentence Analyzer

おっ 火種 残り すくない 薪割り してくれ

English Translation

Whoops! There aren't many live coals left! Go make some kindling would you?

Furigana

おっと!火種(ひだね)(のこ)りすくないぞ!薪割(まきわ)りしてくれ!

Romanji

O to! hidane ga nokori sukunai zo! makiwari shitekure!

Words

居る (おる)
to be (animate); to be; to exist; verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing); indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
火種 (ひだね)
live coals (for firelighting); remains of fire; cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
残り (のこり)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
酸い (すい)
sour; acid
(ぜ、ぞ)
(sentence end) adds force; indicates command
薪割り (まきわり)
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
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

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ
Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed
Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り
Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance
Readings: シン、 たきぎ、 まき
Meanings: fuel, firewood, kindling
Readings: カツ、 わ.る、 わり、 わ.り、 わ.れる、 さ.く
Meanings: proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split