不名誉の中で生きるより殺された方がましだ。

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English Translation

I would rather be killed than live in disgrace.

Furigana

不名誉(ふめいよ)の中(なか)で生(い)きるより殺(ころ)された方(ほう)がましだ。

Romanji

Fumeiyo no naka de ikiru yori korosareta hō ga mashi da.

Words

不名誉 (ふめいよ)

dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

殺す (ころす)

to kill

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

増し (まし、マシ)

better; less objectionable; preferable; more; increase; extra; increase; growth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative