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

私たちは学べば学ぶほどいかに少ししか知らないかがわかる。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 学べば 学ぶ ほど いかに 少し しか 知らない わかる

English Translation

The more we learn, the more we realize how little we know.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(まな)べば(まな)ぶほどいかに(すこ)ししか()らないかがわかる。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa manabeba manabu hodo ikani sukoshi shika shiranai ka ga wakaru.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
如何に (いかに)
how; in what way; however much; however (e.g. easy, rich, sad); whatever; how much; hey; oi
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom