一人殺せば悪人となるが何百万人を殺せば英雄となる。

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English Translation

One murder makes a villain, millions a hero.

Furigana

一(いち)人(にん)殺(ころ)せば悪人(あくにん)となるが何(なん)百(ひゃく)万(まん)人(にん)を殺(ころ)せば英雄(えいゆう)となる。

Romanji

Ichi nin koroseba akunin to naru ga nan hyaku man nin o koroseba eiyū to naru.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

殺す (ころす)

to kill

悪人 (あくにん)

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

百 (ひゃく、もも、はく)

100; hundred

万 (まん、よろず)

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; various

を (を)

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.

英雄 (えいゆう)

hero; heroine; great person; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)