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

このナイフを持って、てっぺんを切り取りなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

この ないふ 持って てっぺん 切り取り なさい

English Translation

Take this knife and cut the top off.

Furigana

このナイフを()って、てっぺんを(きと)()りなさい。

Romanji

Kono naifu o motte, teppen o kiritori nasai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
ナイフ (ナイフ)
knife
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
天辺 (てっぺん、てへん、てっぺい)
top; summit; apex; peak; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown
切り取る (きりとる)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out; to cut down; to amputate
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up