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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

機械を始動させた。

Sentence Analyzer

機械 を 始動させた 。

English Translation

I got the machine running.

Furigana

機械(きかい)を始動(しどう)させた。

Romanji

Kikai o shidōsaseta.

Words

機械 (きかい)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
を (を)
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.
始動 (しどう)
starting (in machines); activation

Kanji

機
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
械
Readings: カイ、 かせ
Meanings: contraption, fetter, machine, instrument
始
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
動
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake