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

この紙はどちらが表だか見分けがつかない。

Sentence Analyzer

この どちら 見分け つかない

English Translation

I cannot tell which is the right side of this paper.

Furigana

この(かみ)はどちらが(ひょう)だか見分(みわ)けがつかない。

Romanji

Kono kami wa dochira ga hyō da ka miwake ga tsukanai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(かみ)
paper
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ひょう)
table (e.g. Table 1); chart; list
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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
見分け (みわけ)
distinction
点く (つく)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

Kanji

Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100