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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

文句を言うな。

Sentence Analyzer

文句 を 言う な 。

English Translation

Don't complain.

Furigana

文句(もんく)を言(い)うな。

Romanji

Monku o iu na.

Words

文句 (もんく)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
な (な)
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

文
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
句
Reading: ク
Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
言
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word