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

蓼食う虫も好き好き。

Sentence Analyzer

食う 好き好き

English Translation

There is no accounting for tastes.

Furigana

(たで)()(むし)(すす)()き。

Romanji

Tade kuu mushi mo sukisuki.

Words

(たで、タデ)
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper, Polygonum hydropiper)
食う (くう)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to survive; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of; to encroach on; to eat into; to consume; to defeat a superior; to threaten a position; to consume time and-or resources; to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event); to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
(むし)
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
好き好き (すきずき)
matter of taste

Kanji

Readings: シン、 リク、 リョウ、 たで
Meanings: luxurious grass, a smartweed
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: チュウ、 キ、 むし
Meanings: insect, bug, temper
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something