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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

星印は重要な参照文献を示す。

Sentence Analyzer

重要な 参照 文献 示す

English Translation

The asterisks mark important references.

Furigana

(ほし)(しるし)重要(じゅうよう)参照(さんしょう)文献(ぶんけん)(しめ)す。

Romanji

Hoshi shirushi wa jūyōna sanshō bunken o shimesu.

Words

(ほし)
star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon); offender; perpetrator (police slang)
(しるし)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest; flag; evidence; proof; token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
重要 (じゅうよう)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
参照 (さんしょう)
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
文献 (ぶんけん)
literature; books (reference); document
()
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.
示す (しめす)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ほし、 -ぼし
Meanings: star, spot, dot, mark
Readings: イン、 しるし、 -じるし、 しる.す
Meanings: stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: サン、 シン、 まい.る、 まい-、 まじわる、 みつ
Meanings: nonplussed, three (in documents), going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love, participate, take part in
Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる
Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ケン、 コン、 たてまつ.る
Meanings: offering, counter for drinks, present, offer
Readings: ジ、 シ、 しめ.す
Meanings: show, indicate, point out, express, display