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冗談はともかく、君の頭脳は医者にみせるべきだ。

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冗談 ともかく 頭脳 医者 みせる べき

English Translation

Joking apart, you ought to see a doctor about your headache.

Furigana

冗談(じょうだん)はともかく、(きみ)頭脳(ずのう)医者(いしゃ)にみせるべきだ。

Romanji

Jōdan wa tomokaku, kimi no zunō wa isha ni miseru beki da.

Words

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
兎も角 (ともかく)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
頭脳 (ずのう)
head; brains; intellect; understanding
医者 (いしゃ)
(medical) doctor; physician
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
見せる (みせる)
to show; to display
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: トウ、 ズ、 ト、 あたま、 かしら、 -がしら、 かぶり
Meanings: head, counter for large animals
Readings: ノウ、 ドウ、 のうずる
Meanings: brain, memory
Readings: イ、 い.やす、 い.する、 くすし
Meanings: doctor, medicine
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person