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

少年達はウッドさんについて、農家の近くにある古い木造の建物へ歩いて行きました。

Sentence Analyzer

少年達 ウッド さん について 農家 近く ある 古い 木造 建物 歩いて行きました

English Translation

They walked with him to an old wooden building near the farmhouse.

Furigana

少年達(しょうねんたち)はウッドさんについて、農家(のうか)(ちか)くにある(ふる)木造(もくぞう)建物(たてもの)(あるい)いて()きました。

Romanji

Shōnentachi wa Uddo san nitsuite, nōka no chikaku ni aru furui mokuzō no tatemono e aruiteikimashita.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ウッド (ウッド)
wood
さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
に就いて (について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
農家 (のうか)
farmer; farm family
()
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
近く (ちかく)
near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
木造 (もくぞう)
wooden; made of wood
建物 (たてもの)
building
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
歩く (あるく)
to walk

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Reading: ノウ
Meanings: agriculture, farmers
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: create, make, structure, physique
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む
Meanings: walk, counter for steps
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank