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

専門家でさえこの絵を本物のレンブラントの作と思い違いした。

Sentence Analyzer

専門家 さえ この 本物 レンブラント 思い違いした

English Translation

Even the experts took the painting for a genuine Rembrandt.

Furigana

専門家(せんもんか)でさえこの()本物(ほんもの)のレンブラントの(さく)(おもちが)()いした。

Romanji

Senmonka de sae kono e o honmono no Renburanto no saku to omoichigaishita.

Words

専門家 (せんもんか)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
(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.
さえ (さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
()
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
()
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.
本物 (ほんもの)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
()
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
(さく)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; farming; crop; yield; technique
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思い違い (おもいちがい)
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea

Kanji

Readings: セン、 もっぱ.ら
Meanings: specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: カイ、 エ
Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ