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Zach

他人を助けることは自分を助けること。

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他人 助ける こと 自分 助ける こと

English Translation

To help others is to help yourself.

Furigana

他人(たにん)(たす)けることは自分(じぶん)(たす)けること。

Romanji

Tanin o tasukeru koto wa jibun o tasukeru koto.

Words

他人 (たにん、ひと、あだびと)
another person; other people; others; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
()
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.
助ける (たすける)
to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

Kanji

Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100