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

昨日トラックがこの塀にぶつかった。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 とらっく この ぶつかった

English Translation

Yesterday a truck hit this wall.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)トラックがこの(へい)にぶつかった。

Romanji

Kinō torakku ga kono hei ni butsukatta.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
トラック (トラック)
truck; track (running, CD, DVD, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(へい)
wall; fence
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
打つかる (ぶつかる)
to strike against; to collide with; to bump into; to conflict; to encounter; to meet; to clash

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ヘイ、 ベイ
Meanings: fence, wall, (kokuji)