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

とつぜん空が暗くなった。

Sentence Analyzer

とつぜん 暗く なった

English Translation

The sky suddenly began to darken.

Furigana

とつぜん(そら)(くら)くなった。

Romanji

Totsuzen sora ga kuraku natta.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
(そら)
sky; the heavens
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
暗い (くらい)
dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded