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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

こんな薄暗い部屋で本を読んではいけない。

Sentence Analyzer

こんな 薄暗い 部屋 読んで はいけない

English Translation

Do not read books in such a dim room.

Furigana

こんな薄暗(うすぐら)部屋(へや)(ほん)()んではいけない。

Romanji

Konna usugurai heya de hon o yonde waikenai.

Words

こんな (こんな)
such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this
薄暗い (うすぐらい)
dim; gloomy
部屋 (へや)
room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: ハク、 うす.い、 うす-、 -うす、 うす.める、 うす.まる、 うす.らぐ、 うす.ら-、 うす.れる、 すすき
Meanings: dilute, thin, weak (tea), pampas grass
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read