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

近ごろはいかがお暮らしですか。

Sentence Analyzer

近ごろ いか 暮らし です

English Translation

How are you getting along these days?

Furigana

(ちか)ごろはいかがお()らしですか。

Romanji

Chikagoro wa ika ga o kurashi desu ka.

Words

近頃 (ちかごろ)
lately; recently; nowadays
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
烏賊 (いか、イカ)
cuttlefish; squid
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
暮らし (くらし)
life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ボ、 く.れる、 く.らす
Meanings: evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time