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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

電話は1876年にベルによって発明された。

Sentence Analyzer

電話 べる によって 発明された

English Translation

The telephone was invented by Bell in 1876.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)は1876(ねん)にベルによって発明(はつめい)された。

Romanji

Denwa wa ichi hachi nana roku nen ni beru niyotte hatsumeisareta.

Words

電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(はち、や)
eight
(しち、なな、な)
seven; hepta-
(ろく、む、むう)
six
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
()
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
ベル (ベル)
bell; bel; B
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
発明 (はつめい)
invention; intelligent; clever; being enlightened; having the meaning of everything become clear

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす
Meanings: bright, light