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

この仕事に骨惜しみをしてはいけない。

Sentence Analyzer

この 仕事 骨惜しみ して はいけない

English Translation

Don't spare yourself in this work.

Furigana

この仕事(しごと)骨惜(ほねお)しみをしてはいけない。

Romanji

Kono shigoto ni honeoshimi o shite waikenai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
骨惜しみ (ほねおしみ)
sparing oneself; laziness
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: コツ、 ほね
Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Readings: セキ、 お.しい、 お.しむ
Meanings: pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret