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日本は他の国にたいして親切であるべきだ。

Sentence Analyzer

日本 にたいして 親切 ある べき

English Translation

Japan should be kind to other countries.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)()(くに)にたいして親切(しんせつ)であるべきだ。

Romanji

Nippon wa ta no kuni nitaishite shinsetsu de aru beki da.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
()
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
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
に対して (にたいして)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
親切 (しんせつ)
kindness; gentleness
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
可し (べし)
shall; should; must

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp