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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

このドアは自動的に鍵がかかる。

Sentence Analyzer

この ドア 自動的 かかる

English Translation

This door locks by itself.

Furigana

このドアは自動的(じどうてき)(かぎ)がかかる。

Romanji

Kono doa wa jidōteki ni kagi ga kakaru.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
ドア (ドア)
door (Western-style)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自動的 (じどうてき)
automatic
()
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
(かぎ、カギ)
key; lock
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掛かる (かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: ケン、 かぎ
Meaning: key