悪魔は絵に描かれるほど黒くはない。

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悪魔は絵に描かれるほど黒くはない。

English Translation

The devil is not so black as he is painted.

Furigana

悪魔(あくま)は絵(え)に描(えが)かれるほど黒(くろ)くはない。

Romanji

Akuma wa e ni egakareru hodo kuroku wa nai.

Words

悪魔 (あくま)

devil; demon; fiend; Satan; evil spirit

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

絵 (え)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

に (に)

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

描く (えがく、かく)

to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

黒い (くろい)

black; dark; illicit; wicked; underground

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix