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

骨が喉にひっかかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ひっかかった

English Translation

A bone stuck in my throat.

Furigana

(ほね)(のど)にひっかかった。

Romanji

Hone ga nodo ni hikkakatta.

Words

(ほね)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(のど、のんど、のみと、のみど)
throat; singing voice
()
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
引っかかる (ひっかかる)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to be delayed; to take time; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to be involved with; to fall for (a trick); to be deceived; to be cheated; to be on one's mind; to worry one; to be bothered by; to feel uneasy; to be obstructed; to be hindered; to splash

Kanji

Readings: コツ、 ほね
Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Readings: コウ、 のど
Meanings: throat, voice