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

誰でも詩人になれるとは限らない。

Sentence Analyzer

でも 詩人 なれる 限らない

English Translation

Not everybody can be a poet.

Furigana

(だれ)でも詩人(しじん)になれるとは(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Dare demo shijin ni nareru to wa kagiranai.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
詩人 (しじん)
poet
()
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
慣れる (なれる)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
限る (かぎる)
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: シ、 うた
Meanings: poem, poetry
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability