正直は決して最上の策ではない。

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正直は決して最上の策ではない。

English Translation

Honesty is never the best policy.

Furigana

正直(しょうじき)は決(けっ)して最上(さいじょう)の策(さく)ではない。

Romanji

Shōjiki wa kesshite saijō no saku de wa nai.

Words

正直 (しょうじき)

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

は (は)

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

決して (けっして、けして)

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

最上 (さいじょう、もがみ)

best

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

策 (さく)

plan; policy

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix