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

この本を誰が書いたか知っていますか。

Sentence Analyzer

この 書いた 知っています

English Translation

Do you have any idea who wrote this book?

Furigana

この(ほん)(だれ)()いたか()っていますか。

Romanji

Kono hon o dare ga kaita ka shitteimasu ka.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(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
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom