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

草の長く伸びている所を指さしていいました。

Sentence Analyzer

長く 伸びている 指さして いいました

English Translation

And he pointed to a bunch of high grass.

Furigana

(くさ)(なが)()びている(ところ)(ゆび)さしていいました。

Romanji

Kusa no nagaku nobiteiru tokoro o yubisashite iimashita.

Words

(くさ)
grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard
()
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
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
伸びる (のびる)
to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed; to be prolonged
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
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.
指差す (ゆびさす)
to point at
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

Kanji

Readings: ソウ、 くさ、 くさ-、 -ぐさ
Meanings: grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: シン、 の.びる、 の.ばす、 の.べる、 の.す
Meanings: expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: シ、 ゆび、 さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)