彼が親切だからではなく、正直だから私は彼を好きなのである。

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English Translation

I like him not because he is kind but because he is honest.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が親切(しんせつ)だからではなく、正直(しょうじき)だから私(わたし)は彼(かれ)を好(す)きなのである。

Romanji

Kare ga shinsetsu da kara de wa naku, shōjiki da kara watashi wa kare o sukina no de aru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

親切 (しんせつ)

kindness; gentleness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

は (は)

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

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 ...

正直 (しょうじき)

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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.

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

の (の)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...