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正直者が馬鹿を見ることもある。それが世の中だ。

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正直者 馬鹿 見る こと ある それ 世の中

English Translation

Honesty does not always pay. Such is the way of the world.

Furigana

正直者(しょうじきしゃ)馬鹿(ばか)()ることもある。それが()(なか)だ。

Romanji

Shōjikisha ga baka o miru koto mo aru. sore ga yononaka da.

Words

正直者 (しょうじきもの)
honest person
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)
fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)
()
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...
(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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
世の中 (よのなか)
society; the world; the times
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: バ、 うま、 うま-、 ま
Meaning: horse
鹿
Readings: ロク、 しか、 か
Meaning: deer
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center