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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

己をしること、これほど大切なことはない。

Sentence Analyzer

しるこ これ ほど 大切な こと ない

English Translation

Nothing is more important than this: to know yourself.

Furigana

(おのれ)をしること、これほど大切(たいせつ)なことはない。

Romanji

Onore o shiruko to, kore hodo taisetsuna koto wa nai.

Words

(おどれ、おんどれ)
you
()
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.
汁粉 (しるこ)
sweet red-bean soup
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)
important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful
(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
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: コ、 キ、 おのれ、 つちのと、 な
Meaning: self
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp