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

恥を忍んで生き永らえるよりむしろ死にたい。

Sentence Analyzer

忍んで 生き 永らえる より むしろ 死にたい

English Translation

I would die before I live on in shame.

Furigana

(はじ)(しの)んで()(なが)らえるよりむしろ()にたい。

Romanji

Haji o shinonde iki nagaraeru yori mushiro shinitai.

Words

(はじ、じょく)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
()
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.
忍ぶ (しのぶ)
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure
生きる (いきる)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
永らえる (ながらえる)
to have a long life; to live a long time
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
寧ろ (むしろ)
rather; better; instead
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

Kanji

Readings: チ、 は.じる、 はじ、 は.じらう、 は.ずかしい
Meanings: shame, dishonor
Readings: ニン、 しの.ぶ、 しの.ばせる
Meanings: endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: エイ、 なが.い
Meanings: eternity, long, lengthy
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die