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人の陰口を言ってはいけない。

Sentence Analyzer

陰口 言って はいけない

English Translation

You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.

Furigana

(ひと)陰口(かげぐち)()ってはいけない。

Romanji

Hito no kageguchi o itte waikenai.

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
()
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
陰口 (かげぐち)
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
()
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.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: イン、 かげ、 かげ.る
Meanings: shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word