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

鉄は金より遥かに役に立つ。

Sentence Analyzer

より 遥か 役に立つ

English Translation

Iron is much more useful than gold.

Furigana

(てつ)(きん)より(はる)かに(やく)()つ。

Romanji

Tetsu wa kin yori haruka ni yakunitatsu.

Words

(てつ)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(きん)
gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
遥か (はるか)
far; far away; distant; remote; far off
()
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
役に立つ (やくにたつ)
to be helpful; to be useful

Kanji

Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: ヨウ、 はる.か
Meanings: far off, distant, long ago
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect