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

基本的な本能は消えることはない。

Sentence Analyzer

基本的 本能 消える こと ない

English Translation

Fundamental instincts will not go away.

Furigana

基本的(きほんてき)本能(ほんのう)()えることはない。

Romanji

Kihonteki na honnō wa kieru koto wa nai.

Words

基本的 (きほんてき)
fundamental; standard; basic
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
本能 (ほんのう)
instinct
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
消える (きえる)
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: キ、 もと、 もとい
Meanings: fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel