美は善にまさる、と言う人がいます。

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まさる 言う います

English Translation

Some say the beauty is more important than virtue.

Furigana

()(ぜん)にまさる、と()(ひと)がいます。

Romanji

Bi wa zen ni masaru, to iu hito ga imasu.

Words

()
beauty
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ぜん)
good; goodness; right; virtue
()
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
勝る (まさる)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
居る (いる)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

Kanji

Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ゼン、 よ.い、 い.い、 よ.く、 よし.とする
Meanings: virtuous, good, goodness
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person