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

私は彼に面と向かって文句を言った。

Sentence Analyzer

向かって 文句 言った

English Translation

I complained to him face to face.

Furigana

(わたし)(かれ)(めん)()かって文句(もんく)()った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare ni men to mukatte monku o itta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
(めん)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect; facet; side; chamfer; counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
向かう (むかう)
to face; to go towards
文句 (もんく)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
()
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い
Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Reading: 
Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word