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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

私は岸辺で美しい貝殻を見つけた。

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岸辺 美しい 貝殻 見つけた

English Translation

I found a beautiful shell on the shore.

Furigana

(わたし)岸辺(きしべ)(うつく)しい貝殻(かいがら)()つけた。

Romanji

Watashi wa kishibe de utsukushii kaigara 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
岸辺 (きしべ)
shore; bank (of a body of water)
(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.
美しい (うつくしい)
beautiful; lovely
貝殻 (かいがら)
shell
()
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: ガン、 きし
Meaning: beach
Readings: ヘン、 あた.り、 ほと.り、 -べ
Meanings: environs, boundary, border, vicinity
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: バイ、 かい
Meaning: shellfish
Readings: カク、 コク、 バイ、 から、 がら
Meanings: husk, nut shell
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible