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

立派な羽が立派な鳥をつくる。

Sentence Analyzer

立派な 立派な つくる

English Translation

Fine feathers make fine birds.

Furigana

立派(りっぱ)(はね)立派(りっぱ)(とり)をつくる。

Romanji

Rippana hane ga rippana tori o tsukuru.

Words

立派 (りっぱ)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; praiseworthy; creditable; worthy; legal; legitimate; lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid
(はね)
feather; plume; wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
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: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect
Reading: 
Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken