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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

行間を読むことは必ずしも易しくない。

Sentence Analyzer

行間 読む こと 必ずしも 易しくない

English Translation

It is not always easy to read between the lines.

Furigana

行間(ぎょうかん)()むことは(かなら)ずしも(やさ)しくない。

Romanji

Gyōkan o yomu koto wa kanarazushimo yasashikunai.

Words

行間 (ぎょうかん)
line-spacing in text; between the lines
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
必ずしも (かならずしも)
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely
易しい (やさしい)
easy; plain; simple

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination