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

これが私がずっと捜していたカギです。

Sentence Analyzer

これ ずっと 捜していた かぎ です

English Translation

This is the key which I have been looking for.

Furigana

これが(わたし)がずっと(さが)していたカギです。

Romanji

Kore ga watashi ga zutto sagashiteita kagi 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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight
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)
(かぎ)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 シュウ、 さが.す
Meanings: search, look for, locate