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

電話帳で彼の電話番号を調べた。

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電話帳 電話 番号 調べた

English Translation

I looked up his phone number in the telephone book.

Furigana

電話帳(でんわちょう)(かれ)電話(でんわ)番号(ばんごう)調(しら)べた。

Romanji

Denwachō de kare no denwa bangō o shirabeta.

Words

電話帳 (でんわちょう)
telephone book; telephone directory
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
番号 (ばんごう)
number; series of digits
()
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.
調べる (しらべる)
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: チョウ、 とばり
Meanings: notebook, account book, album, curtain, veil, net, tent
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ゴウ、 さけ.ぶ、 よびな
Meanings: nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
調
Readings: チョウ、 しら.べる、 しら.べ、 ととの.う、 ととの.える
Meanings: tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate, harmonize, mediate