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一人一人が戸口を掃けば、町はきれいになる。

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戸口 掃けば きれい なる

English Translation

If each would sweep before the door, we should have a clean city.

Furigana

(いち)(にん)(いち)(にん)戸口(とぐち)()けば、(まち)はきれいになる。

Romanji

Ichi nin ichi nin ga toguchi o hakeba, machi wa kirei ni naru.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
戸口 (とぐち)
door; doorway
()
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.
掃く (はく)
to sweep; to brush; to gather up
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
綺麗 (きれい)
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
()
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
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 ...

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 は.く
Meanings: sweep, brush
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street