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

赤白まだらのタオルを一本ください。

Sentence Analyzer

白まだら たおる ください

English Translation

A red and spotted white towel, please.

Furigana

(あか)(しら)まだらのタオルを(いち)(ほん)ください。

Romanji

Aka shiramadara no taoru o ichi hon kudasai.

Words

(あか)
red; crimson; scarlet; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light; red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; complete; total; perfect; obvious; copper
白む (しらむ、しろむ)
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
()
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
タオル (タオル)
(hand) towel
()
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.
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 あか、 あか-、 あか.い、 あか.らむ、 あか.らめる
Meaning: red
Readings: ハク、 ビャク、 しろ、 しら-、 しろ.い
Meaning: white
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things