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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

板にくぎを打ち込んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

くぎ 打ち込んだ

English Translation

He hammered nails into the plank.

Furigana

(いた)にくぎを()()んだ。

Romanji

Ita ni kugi o uchikonda.

Words

(いた)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; cutting board; chopping board; chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; stage (i.e. at a theatre)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
供犠 (くぎ)
sacrifice; sacrificial animal
()
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.
打ち込む (うちこむ)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to smash; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades); to input (data); to enter; to devote oneself to; to go heart and soul into; to throw oneself into; to go head over heels for; to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.); to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.); to get a blow in; to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go); to place a stone in an opponent's formation; to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form

Kanji

Readings: ハン、 バン、 いた
Meanings: plank, board, plate, stage
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める
Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)