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私たちが学んだ教訓は誰も信頼してはならないということだった。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 学んだ 教訓 信頼して はならない という こと だった

English Translation

The lesson which we learned was never to trust anyone.

Furigana

(わたし)たちが(まな)んだ教訓(きょうくん)(だれ)信頼(しんらい)してはならないということだった。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga mananda kyōkun wa dare mo shinraishite wanaranai toiu koto datta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
教訓 (きょうくん)
lesson; precept; moral instruction
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
信頼 (しんらい)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: クン、 キン、 おし.える、 よ.む、 くん.ずる
Meanings: instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read
Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request