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

話の要点を書き留めなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

要点 書き留め なさい

English Translation

Take down the main points of the speech.

Furigana

(はなし)要点(ようてん)()()めなさい。

Romanji

Hanashi no yōten o kakitome nasai.

Words

(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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
要点 (ようてん)
gist; main point
()
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.
書き留める (かきとめる、かきとどめる)
to write down; to leave a note behind; to record; to chronicle
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる
Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop