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どんな理由があっても他人に危害を加えてはいけない。

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どんな 理由 あって 他人 危害 加えて はいけない

English Translation

You should not inflict any injury on others on any account.

Furigana

どんな理由(りゆう)があっても他人(たにん)危害(きがい)(くわ)えてはいけない。

Romanji

Donna riyū ga atte mo tanin ni kigai o kuwaete waikenai.

Words

どんな (どんな)
what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
理由 (りゆう、わけ)
reason; pretext; motive
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
()
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
他人 (たにん、ひと、あだびと)
another person; other people; others; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
危害 (きがい)
injury; harm; danger
()
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.
加える (くわえる)
to add; to add up; to sum up; to append; to annex; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to pick up; to include; to count in; to let join; to inflict (damage); to deal; to give
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Reading: ガイ
Meanings: harm, injury
Readings: カ、 くわ.える、 くわ.わる
Meanings: add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada