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

私の母語は日本語です。

Sentence Analyzer

母語 日本語 です

English Translation

My mother tongue is Japanese.

Furigana

(わたし)母語(ぼご)日本語(にほんご)です。

Romanji

Watashi no bogo wa nihongo desu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
母語 (ぼご)
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)
Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things