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Zach

非暴力というのは私の信仰の第1条だ。

Sentence Analyzer

暴力 という 信仰

English Translation

Non-violence is the first article of my faith.

Furigana

()暴力(ぼうりょく)というのは(わたし)信仰(しんこう)(だい)(じょう)だ。

Romanji

Hi bōryoku toiu no wa watashi no shinkō no dai ichi jō da.

Words

()
fault; error; mistake; going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable; un-; non-; an-
暴力 (ぼうりょく)
violence; mayhem
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
信仰 (しんこう)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
(だい)
ordinal
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(すじ、スジ)
muscle; tendon; sinew; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; string; line; stripe; streak; reason; logic; plot; storyline; lineage; descent; school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); aptitude; talent; source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; well-informed person (in a transaction); logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); ninth vertical line; seam on a helmet; gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); social position; status; on (a river, road, etc.); along; counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Readings: ボウ、 バク、 あば.く、 あば.れる
Meanings: outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Readings: ギョウ、 コウ、 あお.ぐ、 おお.せ、 お.っしゃる、 おっしゃ.る
Meanings: face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, rever, drink, take
Readings: ダイ、 テイ
Meanings: No., residence
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 デキ、 えだ、 すじ
Meanings: article, clause, item, stripe, streak