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

良かれ悪しかれ、テレビは世の中を変えた。

Sentence Analyzer

良かれ 悪しかれ テレビ 世の中 変えた

English Translation

For better or for worse, television has changed the world.

Furigana

()かれ()しかれ、テレビは()(なか)()えた。

Romanji

Yokare ashikare, terebi wa yononaka o kaeta.

Words

良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
世の中 (よのなか)
society; the world; the times
()
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.
変える (かえる)
to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend

Kanji

Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange