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

箱は空っぽだ。でもさわってみろよ。

Sentence Analyzer

空っぽ でも さわってみろ

English Translation

The box is empty. But give it a touch.

Furigana

(はこ)(から)っぽだ。でもさわってみろよ。

Romanji

Hako wa karappo da. demo sawattemiro yo.

Words

(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
空っぽ (からっぽ)
empty; vacant; hollow
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
障る (さわる)
to hinder; to interfere with; to affect; to do one harm; to be harmful to
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum