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

私は先日、一冊の辞書を買いました。

Sentence Analyzer

先日 辞書 買いました

English Translation

I bought a dictionary the other day.

Furigana

(わたし)先日(せんじつ)(いち)(さつ)辞書(じしょ)()いました。

Romanji

Watashi wa senjitsu, ichi satsu no jisho o kaimashita.

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
先日 (せんじつ)
the other day; a few days ago
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(さつ)
counter for books; volume
()
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
辞書 (じしょ)
dictionary; lexicon; letter of resignation
()
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.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: サツ、 サク、 ふみ
Meanings: tome, counter for books, volume
Readings: ジ、 や.める、 いな.む
Meanings: resign, word, term, expression
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy