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

私の手を放してはいけません。さもないと迷いますよ。

Sentence Analyzer

放して はいけません さも ない 迷います

English Translation

Don't let go of my hand, or you'll get lost.

Furigana

(わたし)()(はな)してはいけません。さもないと(まよ)いますよ。

Romanji

Watashi no te o hanashite waikemasen. samo nai to mayoimasu yo.

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
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
()
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.
放す (はなす)
to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since
然も (さも)
really; extremely; in that way
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
迷う (まよう)
to lose one's way; to waver; to hesitate; to be of two minds over; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself; to turn in one's grave
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ホウ、 はな.す、 -っぱな.し、 はな.つ、 はな.れる、 こ.く、 ほう.る
Meanings: set free, release, fire, shoot, emit, banish, liberate
Readings: メイ、 まよ.う
Meanings: astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion