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他人の陰口をたたくな。

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他人 陰口 たたく

English Translation

Don't speak ill of others behind their back.

Furigana

他人(たにん)陰口(かげぐち)をたたくな。

Romanji

Tanin no kageguchi o tataku na.

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 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
陰口 (かげぐち)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
()
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.
叩く (たたく、はたく)
to strike; to clap; to knock; to dust; to beat; to play drums; to abuse; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult; to use up money; to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: イン、 かげ、 かげ.る
Meanings: shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth