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

水は生きるうえで欠くべからざるものだ。

Sentence Analyzer

生きる うえ 欠く べからざる もの

English Translation

Water is essential to life.

Furigana

(みず)()きるうえで()くべからざるものだ。

Romanji

Mizu wa ikiru ue de kaku bekarazaru mono da.

Words

(みず、み)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
飢え (うえ)
hunger; starvation
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
欠く (かく)
to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 みず、 みず-
Meaning: water
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: ケツ、 ケン、 か.ける、 か.く
Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)