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

私はこの本を丸善書店で買った。

Sentence Analyzer

この 丸善 書店 買った

English Translation

I bought this book at Maruzen Bookstore.

Furigana

(わたし)はこの(ほん)丸善(まるぜん)書店(しょてん)()った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kono hon o Maruzen shoten de katta.

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
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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.
書店 (しょてん)
bookshop; bookstore
(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.
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: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ガン、 まる、 まる.める、 まる.い
Meanings: round, full (month), perfection, -ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away
Readings: ゼン、 よ.い、 い.い、 よ.く、 よし.とする
Meanings: virtuous, good, goodness
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy