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

長らくお待たせして申し訳ありません。

Sentence Analyzer

長らく 待たせ して 申し訳 ありません

English Translation

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting so long.

Furigana

(なが)らくお()たせして(もう)(わけ)ありません。

Romanji

Nagaraku o matase shite mōshiwake arimasen.

Words

長らく (ながらく)
long; (for a) long time
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
申し訳 (もうしわけ)
apology; excuse
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: シン、 もう.す、 もう.し-、 さる
Meanings: have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ヤク、 わけ
Meanings: translate, reason, circumstance, case