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

7歳の時、すでに自ら弓と矢を作った。

Sentence Analyzer

すでに 自ら 作った

English Translation

By the age of seven, he had already made his own bow and arrows.

Furigana

(さい)(とき)、すでに(みずか)(ゆみ)()(つく)った。

Romanji

Nana sai no toki, sudeni mizukara yumi to ya o tsukutta.

Words

(しち、なな、な)
seven; hepta-
(さい)
-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
既に (すでに、すんでに)
already; too late
自ら (みずから)
for one's self; personally
(ゆみ、ゆ)
bow (and arrow); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(や、さ)
arrow; wedge; chock
()
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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 セイ、 とし、 とせ、 よわい
Meanings: year-end, age, occasion, opportunity
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: キュウ、 ゆみ
Meanings: bow, bow (archery, violin)
Readings: シ、 や
Meanings: dart, arrow
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build