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人は関わる友によってその人柄が分かる。

Sentence Analyzer

関わる によって その 人柄 分かる

English Translation

A man is known by the company he keeps.

Furigana

(ひと)(かか)わる(とも)によってその人柄(ひとがら)()かる。

Romanji

Hito wa kakawaru tomo niyotte sono hitogara ga wakaru.

Words

(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
関わる (かかわる)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(とも)
friend; companion; comrade; pal
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
人柄 (ひとがら)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: ヘイ、 がら、 え、 つか
Meanings: design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100