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

四時に起こしてくれるよう、僕は母に頼んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

起こしてくれる よう 頼んだ

English Translation

I asked Mother to wake me up at four.

Furigana

(よん)()()こしてくれるよう、(ぼく)(はは)(たの)んだ。

Romanji

Yon ji ni okoshitekureru yō, boku wa haha ni tanonda.

Words

(し、よん、よ)
four
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
()
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
起こす (おこす)
to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
頼む (たのむ)
to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on

Kanji

Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request