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いつも正直であるというのは、容易なことではない。

Sentence Analyzer

いつも 正直 ある という 容易な こと ない

English Translation

It's not easy being honest all the time.

Furigana

いつも正直(しょうじき)であるというのは、容易(ようい)なことではない。

Romanji

Itsumo shōjiki de aru toiu no wa, yōina koto de wa nai.

Words

何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
正直 (しょうじき)
honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
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
容易 (ようい)
easy; simple; plain
(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
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: ヨウ、 い.れる
Meanings: contain, form, looks
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination