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

骨と皮ばかりにやせこけたねこでした。

Sentence Analyzer

ばかり やせこけた ねこ でした

English Translation

It was a cat starved to skin and bones.

Furigana

(ほね)(かわ)ばかりにやせこけたねこでした。

Romanji

Hone to kawa bakari ni yasekoketa neko deshita.

Words

(ほね)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(かわ)
skin; hide; pelt; fur; rind; peel; husk; bark; shell; sheath; wrapping; mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
()
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
痩せこける (やせこける)
to get too skinny
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: コツ、 ほね
Meanings: skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)