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彼女に言い返すのは筋違いだ。

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彼女 言い返す 筋違い

English Translation

It's wrong of you to talk back to her.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)(いかえ)()すのは筋違(すじちが)いだ。

Romanji

Kanojo ni iikaesu no wa sujichigai da.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)
she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart
()
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
言い返す (いいかえす)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat words; to say repeatedly
()
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
筋違い (すじちがい)
cramp; sprain; crick; strain (muscle); unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable; misdirected; misplaced; wrong (of estimate, guess)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヘン、 かえ.す、 -かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る
Meanings: return, answer, fade, repay
Readings: キン、 すじ
Meanings: muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ