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必ずしも成長段階の子供たちを、あまり細かい神経をつかって扱うべきでない。

Sentence Analyzer

必ずしも 成長 段階 子供たち あまり 細かい 神経 つかって 扱う べき でない

English Translation

Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves.

Furigana

(かなら)ずしも成長(せいちょう)段階(だんかい)子供(こども)たちを、あまり(こま)かい神経(しんけい)をつかって(あつか)うべきでない。

Romanji

Kanarazushimo seichō dankai no kodomotachi o, amari komakai shinkei o tsukatte atsukau beki denai.

Words

必ずしも (かならずしも)
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely
成長 (せいちょう)
growth; grow to adulthood
段階 (だんかい)
grade; level; stage; class; phase; steps; order; gradation
()
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
子供達 (こどもたち)
children
()
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.
余り (あまり、あんまり)
remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over
細かい (こまかい)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive; attentive
神経 (しんけい)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
扱う (あつかう)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work; to deal in; to sell; to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up; to treat A as B; to mediate (an argument); to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to gossip
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: サイ、 ほそ.い、 ほそ.る、 こま.か、 こま.かい
Meanings: dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow, detailed, precise
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 へ.る、 た.つ、 たていと、 はか.る、 のり
Meanings: sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp
Readings: ソウ、 キュウ、 あつか.い、 あつか.う、 あつか.る、 こ.く
Meanings: handle, entertain, thresh, strip