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いわゆる英知は単に知識の断片ではないことを心にとめておくべきだ。

Sentence Analyzer

いわゆる 英知 単に 知識 断片 ない こと とめておく べき

English Translation

We should bear in mind what is called wisdom is not a mere item of knowledge.

Furigana

いわゆる英知(えいち)(たん)知識(ちしき)断片(だんぺん)ではないことを(こころ)にとめておくべきだ。

Romanji

Iwayuru eichi wa tanni chishiki no danpen de wa nai koto o kokoro ni tometeoku beki da.

Words

所謂 (いわゆる)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
英知 (えいち)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
単に (たんに)
simply; merely; only; solely
知識 (ちしき)
knowledge; information
()
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
断片 (だんぺん)
fragment; crumb; shred; bits and pieces
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
()
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
止める (とめる)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: エイ、 はなぶさ
Meanings: England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す
Meanings: discriminating, know, write
Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める
Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting
Readings: ヘン、 かた-、 かた
Meanings: one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)