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戦争は必ず不幸を招く。

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戦争 必ず 不幸 招く

English Translation

War necessarily causes unhappiness.

Furigana

戦争(せんそう)(かなら)不幸(ふこう)(まね)く。

Romanji

Sensō wa kanarazu fukō o maneku.

Words

戦争 (せんそう)
war
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
必ず (かならず)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
不幸 (ふこう)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death
()
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.
招く (まねく)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to; to call in; to send for; to summon; to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in

Kanji

Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: コウ、 さいわ.い、 さち、 しあわ.せ
Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune
Readings: ショウ、 まね.く
Meanings: beckon, invite, summon, engage