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

今し方地面がゆれたのを感じましたか。

Sentence Analyzer

今し方 地面 ゆれた 感じました

English Translation

Did you feel the earth shake just now?

Furigana

(いま)(がた)地面(じめん)がゆれたのを(かん)じましたか。

Romanji

Imashigata jimen ga yureta no o kanjimashita ka.

Words

今し方 (いましがた)
moment ago
地面 (じめん)
ground; earth's surface
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
揺れる (ゆれる)
to shake; to sway
()
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
()
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.
感じる (かんじる)
to feel; to sense; to experience
()
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

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation