This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

よく聞いたら、ネタじゃなくてマジボケだったみたいです。

Sentence Analyzer

よく 聞いたら ねた じゃなくて まじ ぼけ だった みたい です

English Translation

When I asked afterwards it seems he hadn't said that as a joke.

Furigana

よく()いたら、ネタじゃなくてマジボケだったみたいです。

Romanji

Yoku kiitara, neta janakute maji boke datta mitai desu.

Words

良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
ねた (ねた、ネタ)
material; joke material; contents; proof; topping of nigiri sushi
じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)
then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula
まじ (まじ、マジ、まぢ)
serious (not capricious or flirtatious); cannot; should not; will not; must not
木瓜 (ぼけ、ボケ、ぼっか、もけ)
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
みたい (みたい)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen