ちょっと見ただけでは善人と悪人の区別はつかない。

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English Translation

We cannot tell a good person from a bad one by looks alone.

Furigana

ちょっと見(み)ただけでは善人(ぜんにん)と悪人(あくにん)の区別(くべつ)はつかない。

Romanji

Chotto mita dake de wa zennin to akunin no kubetsu wa tsukanai.

Words

一寸 (ちょっと、ちょと、チョット、ちょいと、チョッと)

just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; hey!

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

は (は)

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

善人 (ぜんにん)

good people

と (と)

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

悪人 (あくにん)

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

の (の)

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

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink