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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

文章は大文字で書き始めなくてはならない。

Sentence Analyzer

文章 大文字 書き始めなくて はならない

English Translation

You must begin a sentence with a capital letter.

Furigana

文章(ぶんしょう)大文字(だいもんじ)()(はじ)めなくてはならない。

Romanji

Bunshō wa daimonji de kakihajimenakute wanaranai.

Words

文章 (ぶんしょう)
sentence; article; composition; (writing) style
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大文字 (おおもじ、だいもんじ)
upper case letters; large characters; capital letter; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Reading: ショウ
Meanings: badge, chapter, composition, poem, design
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な
Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin