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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

1年の最初の季節は春です。

Sentence Analyzer

最初 季節 です

English Translation

The first season of the year is spring.

Furigana

(ねん)最初(さいしょ)季節(きせつ)(はる)です。

Romanji

Ichi nen no saisho no kisetsu wa haru desu.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
季節 (きせつ)
season
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(はる)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of one's life, etc.); adolescence; puberty; sexuality
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Reading: 
Meaning: seasons
Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと
Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody
Readings: シュン、 はる
Meanings: springtime, spring (season)