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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

へぇー、僕の趣味は漫画を読むことだよ。

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へぇ 趣味 漫画 読む こと

English Translation

Really? My hobby is reading comics.

Furigana

へぇー、(ぼく)趣味(しゅみ)漫画(まんが)()むことだよ。

Romanji

Hexe -, boku no shumi wa manga o yomu koto da yo.

Words

へえ (へえ)
oh, yes?; really?
()
long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana)
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
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
趣味 (しゅみ)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
漫画 (まんが、マンガ)
cartoon; comic; comic strip
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: シュ、 おもむき、 おもむ.く
Meanings: purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become
Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう
Meanings: flavor, taste
Readings: マン、 みだり.に、 そぞ.ろ
Meanings: cartoon, involuntarily, unrestrained, in spite of oneself, corrupt
Readings: ガ、 カク、 エ、 カイ、 えが.く、 かく.する、 かぎ.る、 はかりごと、 はか.る
Meanings: brush-stroke, picture
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read