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

これこそ私が探していたCDです。

Sentence Analyzer

これ こそ 探していた CD です

English Translation

This is the very CD I've been looking for.

Furigana

これこそ(わたし)(さが)していたCDです。

Romanji

Kore koso watashi ga sagashiteita CD desu.

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
こそ (こそ)
for sure (emphasize preceding word)
(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
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
CD (シーディー)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for