Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides

Analyzing sentence…

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Get the Kotomora apps for iOS and Android.

Explore Words Kanji Grammar Guides About Support Privacy

Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Analyzer

Sentence analysis

12Spans

Sentence

1000 character limit

Sentence

江え戸ど時じ代だいには、目め明あかしが犯はん罪ざい者しゃを捕つかまえるために雇やとわれていた。

Span Details

江え戸ど時じ代だい

Edo period (1603–1868)

direction, time, indirect object, or target marker

は、

topic marker

grammar

目め明あかし

hired thief taker (Edo period); private detective; private secret policeman

犯はん罪ざい者しゃ

criminal; culprit; offender

捕つかまえる

catch; capture; arrest

sake or purpose

-> ためgrammar

雇やとわれ

hired; employed (by someone else)

noun, noun prefix, no-adjective

ongoing or resultant state

-> ているgrammar

past tense or completed action