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よい戦争も悪い平和もあったためしはない。

Sentence Analyzer

よい 戦争 悪い 平和 あった ためし ない

English Translation

There never was a good war nor a bad peace.

Furigana

よい戦争(せんそう)(わる)平和(へいわ)もあったためしはない。

Romanji

Yoi sensō mo warui heiwa mo atta tameshi wa nai.

Words

良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
戦争 (せんそう)
war
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry
平和 (へいわ)
peace; harmony
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
試し (ためし)
trial; test
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
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: ヘイ、 ビョウ、 ヒョウ、 たい.ら、 -だいら、 ひら、 ひら-
Meanings: even, flat, peace
Readings: ワ、 オ、 カ、 やわ.らぐ、 やわ.らげる、 なご.む、 なご.やか
Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan