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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

このあたりは電話ボックスがとても少ない。

Sentence Analyzer

この あたり 電話 ボックス とても 少ない

English Translation

Telephone booths are very scarce around here.

Furigana

このあたりは電話(でんわ)ボックスがとても(すく)ない。

Romanji

Kono atari wa denwa bokkusu ga totemo sukunai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
辺り (あたり、ほとり)
on the bank of; by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearby; around (Sunday, last year, etc...); for instance
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
ボックス (ボックス)
box
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
少ない (すくない)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little