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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

私は月に一度必ず母に手紙を書く。

Sentence Analyzer

一度 必ず 手紙 書く

English Translation

I never fail to write to my mother once a month.

Furigana

(わたし)(つき)一度(いちど)(かなら)(はは)手紙(てがみ)()く。

Romanji

Watashi wa tsuki ni ichido kanarazu haha ni tegami o kaku.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(つき)
moon; month
()
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
一度 (いちど、ひとたび)
once; one time; on one occasion; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone; one musical interval
必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
手紙 (てがみ)
letter
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ド、 ト、 タク、 たび、 -た.い
Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write