人の趣味は説明できない。

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人 の 趣味 は 説明 できない 。

English Translation

There is no accounting for tastes.

Furigana

人(ひと)の趣味(しゅみ)は説明(せつめい)できない。

Romanji

Hito no shumi wa setsumei dekinai.

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

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

趣味 (しゅみ)

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

は (は)

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

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

趣

Readings: シュ、 おもむき、 おもむ.く

Meanings: purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste

説

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く

Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

明

Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 ミン、 あ.かり、 あか.るい、 あか.るむ、 あか.らむ、 あき.らか、 あ.ける、 -あ.け、 あ.く、 あ.くる、 あ.かす

Meanings: bright, light