美しい花が必ず良い香りがするとは限らない。

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English Translation

Pretty flowers do not necessarily smell sweet.

Furigana

美(うつく)しい花(はな)が必(かなら)ず良(よ)い香(かお)りがするとは限(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Utsukushii hana ga kanarazu yoi kaori ga suru to wa kagiranai.

Words

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

花 (はな)

flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

必ず (かならず)

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

香り (かおり)

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

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

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to