他人の困っているのを見て笑うのは失礼である。

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English Translation

It is not decent to laugh at another's troubles.

Furigana

他人(たにん)の困(こま)っているのを見(み)て笑(わら)うのは失礼(しつれい)である。

Romanji

Tanin no komatteiru no o mite warau no wa shitsurei de aru.

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

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

困る (こまる)

to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

笑う (わらう)

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

は (は)

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

失礼 (しつれい、しつらい、しちらい)

discourtesy; impoliteness; Excuse me; Goodbye; to leave; to be rude

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...