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

落ちないようにロープを握りしめた。

Sentence Analyzer

落ちない ように ろーぷ 握りしめた

English Translation

I grasped the rope so as not to fall.

Furigana

()ちないようにロープを(にぎ)りしめた。

Romanji

Ochinai yōni ro-pu o nigirishimeta.

Words

落ちる (おちる)
to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined; to go under; to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; to come to (in the end); to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent; to understand; to crash; to freeze; to die; to move to the depths
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
ロープ (ロープ)
rope
()
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.
握り締める (にぎりしめる)
to grasp tightly

Kanji

Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす
Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
Readings: アク、 にぎ.る
Meanings: grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe