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

これはまさに私が読みたかった本だ。

Sentence Analyzer

これ まさに 読みたかった

English Translation

This is the very book that I wanted to read.

Furigana

これはまさに(わたし)()みたかった(ほん)だ。

Romanji

Kore wa masani watashi ga yomitakatta hon da.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
正に (まさに)
exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things