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

工場は十年前に閉鎖された。

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工場 閉鎖された

English Translation

The factory was shut down ten years ago.

Furigana

工場(こうじょう)(じゅう)(ねん)(まえ)閉鎖(へいさ)された。

Romanji

Kōjō wa jū nen mae ni heisasareta.

Words

工場 (こうじょう、こうば)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(じゅう、とお、と)
ten
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
閉鎖 (へいさ)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout; unsociable

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 ク、 グ
Meanings: craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ジュウ、 ジッ、 ジュッ、 とお、 と
Meaning: ten
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ヘイ、 と.じる、 と.ざす、 し.める、 し.まる、 た.てる
Meanings: closed, shut
Readings: サ、 くさり、 とざ.す
Meanings: chain, irons, connection