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貧しいからといって、人を軽蔑すべきではないよ。

Sentence Analyzer

貧しい から いって 軽蔑す べき ない

English Translation

You shouldn't look down on a person for being poor.

Furigana

(まず)しいからといって、(ひと)軽蔑(けいべつ)すべきではないよ。

Romanji

Mazushii kara to itte, hito o keibetsusu beki de wa nai yo.

Words

貧しい (まずしい)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
(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.
軽蔑 (けいべつ)
scorn; disdain; contempt
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ケイ、 かる.い、 かろ.やか、 かろ.んじる
Meanings: lightly, trifling, unimportant
Readings: ベツ、 ないがしろ、 なみ.する、 くらい、 さげす.む
Meanings: ignore, despise, neglect, ridicule