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

母から時々便りがあります。

Sentence Analyzer

から 時々 便り あります

English Translation

I hear from my mother once in a while.

Furigana

(はは)から時々(ときどき)便(たよ)りがあります。

Romanji

Haha kara tokidoki tayori ga arimasu.

Words

(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
時々 (ときどき)
sometimes; at times
便り (たより)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance