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

新しいビルが私の窓からの眺めをさえぎった。

Sentence Analyzer

新しい びる から 眺め さえぎった

English Translation

The new building cut the view from my window.

Furigana

(あたら)しいビルが(わたし)(まど)からの(なが)めをさえぎった。

Romanji

Atarashii biru ga watashi no mado kara no nagame o saegitta.

Words

新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(まど)
window
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
眺め (ながめ)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
()
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.
遮る (さえぎる)
to interrupt; to obstruct (e.g. a view, someone's way); to block (e.g. light, wind); to intercept

Kanji

Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 ス、 まど、 てんまど、 けむだし
Meanings: window, pane
Readings: チョウ、 なが.める
Meanings: stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize