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

学ぶのに遅すぎることはない。

Sentence Analyzer

学ぶ 遅すぎる こと ない

English Translation

It is never too late to learn.

Furigana

(まな)ぶのに(おそ)すぎることはない。

Romanji

Manabu no ni ososugiru koto wa nai.

Words

学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
遅い (おそい)
slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull; stupid
(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
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later