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Zach

影で他の人の悪口を言ってはならない。

Sentence Analyzer

悪口 言って はならない

English Translation

We must not speak ill of others behind their backs.

Furigana

(かげ)()(ひと)悪口(わるぐち)()ってはならない。

Romanji

Kage de ta no hito no waruguchi o itte wanaranai.

Words

(かげ)
shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace; shadow (of one's former self)
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
悪口 (あっこう、わるくち、わるぐち)
abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth
()
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: エイ、 かげ
Meanings: shadow, silhouette, phantom
Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word