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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

こちらが私に市内を案内してくれた少年です。

Sentence Analyzer

こちら 市内 案内してくれた 少年 です

English Translation

This is the boy who showed me around the city.

Furigana

こちらが(わたし)市内(しない)案内(あんない)してくれた少年(しょうねん)です。

Romanji

Kochira ga watashi ni shinai o annaishitekureta shōnen desu.

Words

此方 (こちら、こっち、こち)
this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction; here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is); this one (something physically close to the speaker); I; me; we; us; this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
市内 (しない)
(within a) city; local
()
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.
案内 (あんない)
information; guidance; leading; to guide; to show (around); to conduct
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: アン、 つくえ
Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years