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

馬鹿な考えがぼくの心に浮かんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

馬鹿な 考え ぼく 浮かんだ

English Translation

A foolish idea came into my mind.

Furigana

馬鹿(ばか)(かんが)えがぼくの(こころ)()かんだ。

Romanji

Bakana kangae ga boku no kokoro ni ukanda.

Words

馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)
fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
考え (かんがえ)
thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
()
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
浮かぶ (うかぶ)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration

Kanji

Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま
Meaning: horse
鹿
Readings: ロク、 しか、 か
Meaning: deer
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: フ、 う.く、 う.かれる、 う.かぶ、 む、 う.かべる
Meanings: floating, float, rise to surface