人は多かれ少なかれ見掛け通りのものだ。

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人は多かれ少なかれ見掛け通りのものだ。

English Translation

A man is more or less what he looks like.

Furigana

人(ひと)は多(おお)かれ少(すく)なかれ見掛(みか)け通(どお)りのものだ。

Romanji

Hito wa ōkare sukunakare mikakedōri no mono da.

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative