彼女は沈黙を守る必要はなかったのに。

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彼女 は 沈黙 を 守る 必要 は なかった のに 。

English Translation

She need not have kept silent.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は沈黙(ちんもく)を守(まも)る必要(ひつよう)はなかったのに。

Romanji

Kanojo wa chinmoku o mamoru hitsuyō wa nakatta noni.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

沈黙 (ちんもく)

silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction

を (を)

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.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

沈

Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める

Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

黙

Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す

Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

守

Readings: シュ、 ス、 まも.る、 まも.り、 もり、 -もり、 かみ

Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to