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

特急のホームは何番ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

特急 ホーム です

English Translation

What's the track for the limited express?

Furigana

特急(とっきゅう)のホームは(なん)(ばん)ですか。

Romanji

Tokkyū no ho-mu wa nan ban desu ka.

Words

特急 (とっきゅう)
limited express (train, faster than an express); great hurry
()
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
ホーム (ホーム)
platform; home
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(ばん)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; lookout; bout; match
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Reading: トク
Meaning: special
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series