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

第一章から始めましょう。

Sentence Analyzer

から 始めましょう

English Translation

Let's begin with the first chapter.

Furigana

(だい)(いち)(しょう)から(はじ)めましょう。

Romanji

Dai ichi shō kara hajimemashō.

Words

(だい)
ordinal
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(しょう)
chapter; section; medal
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
始める (はじめる)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 テイ
Meanings: No., residence
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Reading: ショウ
Meanings: badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin