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

私は床屋さんで髪を刈ってもらいました。

Sentence Analyzer

床屋 さん 刈ってもらいました

English Translation

I had my hair cut at the barber's.

Furigana

(わたし)床屋(とこや)さんで(かみ)()ってもらいました。

Romanji

Watashi wa tokoya san de kami o kattemoraimashita.

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
床屋 (とこや)
barbershop; barber
さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(かみ)
hair (on the head)
()
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.
刈る (かる)
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショウ、 とこ、 ゆか
Meanings: bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ハツ、 かみ
Meaning: hair of the head
Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 か.る
Meanings: reap, cut, clip, trim, prune