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

健はビルと同じくらいの背丈です。

Sentence Analyzer

びる 同じ くらい 背丈 です

English Translation

Ken is as tall as Bill.

Furigana

(けん)はビルと(おな)じくらいの背丈(せたけ)です。

Romanji

Ken wa biru to onaji kurai no setake desu.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
くらい (くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
()
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
背丈 (せたけ)
stature; height
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: ジョウ、 たけ、 だけ
Meanings: length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely