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

最初の角を左に曲がってください。

Sentence Analyzer

最初 曲がって ください

English Translation

Please turn left at the first corner.

Furigana

最初(さいしょ)(かく)(ひだり)()がってください。

Romanji

Saisho no kaku o hidari ni magatte kudasai.

Words

最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
()
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
(かく)
angle; square (or cube); bishop; Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
()
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.
(ひだり)
left; left hand side
()
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
曲がる (まがる)
to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist; to turn; to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: カク、 かど、 つの
Meanings: angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
Readings: サ、 シャ、 ひだり
Meaning: left
Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean