貧困は家庭を破壊するよりはむしろ団結せしめる。

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貧困 は 家庭 を 破壊する より は むしろ 団結 せしめる 。

English Translation

Poverty keeps together more homes than it breaks up.

Furigana

貧困(ひんこん)は家庭(かてい)を破壊(はかい)するよりはむしろ団結(だんけつ)せしめる。

Romanji

Hinkon wa katei o hakaisuru yori wa mushiro danketsu seshimeru.

Words

貧困 (ひんこん)

poor; needy; lacking; meagre; meager

は (は)

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

家庭 (かてい)

home; family; household

を (を)

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.

破壊 (はかい)

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

より (より)

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

寧ろ (むしろ)

rather; better; instead

団結 (だんけつ)

unity; union; combination

せしめる (せしめる)

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

Kanji

貧

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい

Meanings: poverty, poor

困

Readings: コン、 こま.る

Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

庭

Readings: テイ、 にわ

Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard

破

Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる

Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate

壊

Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る

Meanings: demolition, break, destroy

団

Readings: ダン、 トン、 かたまり、 まる.い

Meanings: group, association

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten