私は黙っている方が賢明だと思った。

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私 は 黙っている 方 が 賢明 だ と 思った 。

English Translation

I thought it wiser to hold my tongue.

Furigana

私(わたし)は黙(だま)っている方(ほう)が賢明(けんめい)だと思(おも)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa damatteiru hō ga kenmei da to omotta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

黙る (だまる)

to be silent

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

賢明 (けんめい)

wisdom; intelligence; prudence

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

黙

Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す

Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative

賢

Readings: ケン、 かしこ.い

Meanings: intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

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

思

Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す

Meaning: think