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正邪を識別することは必ずしもやさしいことではない。

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正邪 識別する こと 必ずしも やさしい こと ない

English Translation

It is not always easy to separate right from wrong.

Furigana

正邪(せいじゃ)識別(しきべつ)することは(かなら)ずしもやさしいことではない。

Romanji

Seija o shikibetsusuru koto wa kanarazushimo yasashii koto de wa nai.

Words

正邪 (せいじゃ)
right and wrong
()
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.
識別 (しきべつ)
discrimination; discernment; identification
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
必ずしも (かならずしも)
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely
易しい (やさしい)
easy; plain; simple
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

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: ジャ、 よこし.ま
Meanings: wicked, injustice, wrong
Readings: シキ、 し.る、 しる.す
Meanings: discriminating, know, write
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable