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東洋人はものの見方が我々とは違う。

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東洋人 もの 見方 我々 違う

English Translation

People from the East do not look at things the same as we do.

Furigana

東洋人(とうようじん)はものの見方(みかた)我々(われわれ)とは(ちが)う。

Romanji

Tōyōjin wa mono no mikata ga wareware to wa chigau.

Words

東洋人 (とうようじん)
Asian people; Orientals
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(もの、もん)
person
()
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
見方 (みかた)
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
我々 (われわれ)
we
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
違う (ちがう)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?; wasn't it?

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 ひがし
Meaning: east
Reading: ヨウ
Meanings: ocean, western style
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
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