約束は守った方がいい。

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約束 は 守った 方 が いい 。

English Translation

You may as well keep your promise.

Furigana

約束(やくそく)は守(まも)った方(ほう)がいい。

Romanji

Yakusoku wa mamotta hō ga ii.

Words

約束 (やくそく)

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate

は (は)

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

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

約

Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか

Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink

束

Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる

Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control

守

Readings: シュ、 ス、 まも.る、 まも.り、 もり、 -もり、 かみ

Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative