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

この原稿は書き直したほうがいいな。

Sentence Analyzer

この 原稿 書き直した ほう いい

English Translation

I'd better rewrite this paper.

Furigana

この原稿(げんこう)()(なお)したほうがいいな。

Romanji

Kono genkō wa kakinaoshita hō ga ii na.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
原稿 (げんこう)
manuscript; copy
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
書き直す (かきなおす)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 はら
Meanings: meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
稿
Readings: コウ、 わら、 したがき
Meanings: draft, copy, manuscript, straw
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair