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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

鉄砲玉に当たるも当たらぬもみな運命だ。

Sentence Analyzer

鉄砲玉 に当たる 当たらぬ もみ 運命

English Translation

Every bullet has its billet.

Furigana

鉄砲玉(てっぽうだま)()たるも()たらぬもみな運命(うんめい)だ。

Romanji

Teppōdama niataru mo ataranu momi na unmei da.

Words

鉄砲弾 (てっぽうだま)
gunshot; bullet; lost (truant) messenger; bull's-eye
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
当たる (あたる)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship
(もみ)
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
運命 (うんめい)
fate; destiny; lot

Kanji

Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Reading: ホウ
Meanings: cannon, gun
Readings: ギョク、 たま、 たま-、 -だま
Meanings: jewel, ball
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint