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

私は三十年間父がつけた日記を見つけた。

Sentence Analyzer

年間 つけた 日記 見つけた

English Translation

I found my father's diary which he kept for 30 years.

Furigana

(わたし)(さん)(じゅう)年間(ねんかん)(ちち)がつけた日記(にっき)()つけた。

Romanji

Watashi wa san jū nenkan chichi ga tsuketa nikki o mitsuketa.

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
(さん、み)
three; tri-
(じゅう、とお、と)
ten
年間 (ねんかん)
year (period of)
(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
点ける (つける)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
日記 (にっき)
diary; journal
()
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.
見つける (みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サン、 ゾウ、 み、 み.つ、 みっ.つ
Meaning: three
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible