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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

壁の絵が彼の目に留まった。

Sentence Analyzer

留まった

English Translation

His eye fell on the picture on the wall.

Furigana

(かべ)()(かれ)()()まった。

Romanji

Kabe no e ga kare no me ni tomatta.

Words

(かべ、へき)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
()
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
()
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish
()
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
止まる (とまる)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

Kanji

Readings: ヘキ、 かべ
Meanings: wall, lining (stomach), fence
Readings: カイ、 エ
Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる
Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop