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

私が休んだ理由は病気だったからです。

Sentence Analyzer

休んだ 理由 病気 だった から です

English Translation

The reason for my absence is that I was ill.

Furigana

(わたし)(やす)んだ理由(りゆう)病気(びょうき)だったからです。

Romanji

Watashi ga yasunda riyū wa byōki datta kara desu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
休む (やすむ)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
理由 (りゆう、わけ)
reason; pretext; motive
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
病気 (びょうき)
illness; disease; sickness
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める
Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: ビョウ、 ヘイ、 や.む、 -や.み、 やまい
Meanings: ill, sick
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood