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

これがきのう私が来なかった理由です。

Sentence Analyzer

これ きのう 来なかった 理由 です

English Translation

This is the reason why I didn't come yesterday.

Furigana

これがきのう(わたし)()なかった理由(りゆう)です。

Romanji

Kore ga kinō watashi ga konakatta riyū 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
機能 (きのう)
function; facility; faculty; feature
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
来る (くる)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")
理由 (りゆう、わけ)
reason; pretext; motive
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason