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Zach

人は必ずしも見かけどおりではない。

Sentence Analyzer

人 は 必ずしも 見かけどおり で は ない 。

English Translation

A man is not always what he seems.

Furigana

人(ひと)は必(かなら)ずしも見(み)かけどおりではない。

Romanji

Hito wa kanarazushimo mikakedōri de wa nai.

Words

人 (ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
は (は)
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
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

Kanji

人
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
必
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
見
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible