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ほんの一言が人を傷つけることもある。

Sentence Analyzer

ほんの 一言 傷つける こと ある

English Translation

Just a word can do harm to a person.

Furigana

ほんの一言(ひとこと)(ひと)(きず)つけることもある。

Romanji

Honno hitokoto ga hito o kizutsukeru koto mo aru.

Words

本の (ほんの)
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)
一言 (ひとこと、いちげん、いちごん)
single word; a few words; brief comment
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(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
()
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.
傷付ける (きずつける)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip; to scratch
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
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

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ショウ、 きず、 いた.む、 いた.める
Meanings: wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point