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

私はケーキを4分の1食べた。

Sentence Analyzer

ケーキ 分の 食べた

English Translation

I ate a quarter of a cake.

Furigana

(わたし)はケーキを4(ぶん)の1()べた。

Romanji

Watashi wa ke-ki o yon bunno ichi tabeta.

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
ケーキ (ケーキ)
cake
()
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.
(し、よん、よ)
four
分の (ぶんの)
-th (e.g. one fifth)
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food