私は犬の方が猫より好きだが、それは前者が後者より忠実だからだ。

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より 好き それ 前者 後者 より 忠実 から

English Translation

I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.

Furigana

(わたし)(いぬ)(ほう)(ねこ)より()きだが、それは前者(ぜんしゃ)後者(こうしゃ)より忠実(ちゅうじつ)だからだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa inu no hō ga neko yori suki da ga, sore wa zensha ga kōsha yori chūjitsu da kara da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
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
(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")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(ねこ、ネコ)
cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
前者 (ぜんしゃ)
the former
後者 (こうしゃ)
the latter
忠実 (ちゅうじつ、まめ)
faithful; loyal; devoted; hardworking; painstaking; diligent; healthy; fit
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ビョウ、 ねこ
Meaning: cat
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Reading: チュウ
Meanings: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る
Meanings: reality, truth