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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

踏んだり蹴ったり。

Sentence Analyzer

踏ん だり 蹴っ たり 。

English Translation

It never rains but it pours.

Furigana

踏(ふ)んだり蹴(け)ったり。

Romanji

Fun dari ke tari.

Words

踏む (ふむ)
to step on; to tread on; to experience; to undergo; to estimate; to value; to appraise; to rhyme; to inherit (the throne, etc.); to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.)
たり (たり、だり)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action
蹴る (ける)
to kick; to refuse; to reject

Kanji

踏
Readings: トウ、 ふ.む、 ふ.まえる
Meanings: step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment
蹴
Readings: シュク、 シュウ、 け.る
Meaning: kick