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

父はこの道20年のベテランです。

Sentence Analyzer

この ベテラン です

English Translation

My father has been doing this job for twenty years.

Furigana

(ちち)はこの(みち)20(ねん)のベテランです。

Romanji

Chichi wa kono michi ni zero nen no beteran desu.

Words

(ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)
father
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
ベテラン (ベテラン、ベデラン、ヴェテラン)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years