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魂のない肉体が人間でないのと同様に、愛のない家庭は家庭ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

ない 肉体 人間 でない 同様 ない 家庭 家庭 ない

English Translation

A home without love is not a home any more than a body without a soul is a man.

Furigana

(たましい)のない肉体(にくたい)人間(にんげん)でないのと同様(どうよう)に、(あい)のない家庭(かてい)家庭(かてい)ではない。

Romanji

Tamashii no nai nikutai ga ningen denai no to dōyō ni, ai no nai katei wa katei de wa nai.

Words

(たましい、だましい、たま)
soul; spirit
()
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
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
肉体 (にくたい)
the body; the flesh
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
人間 (にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同様 (どうよう)
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
()
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
(あい)
love; affection; care; attachment; craving; desire
家庭 (かてい)
home; family; household
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

Kanji

Readings: コン、 たましい、 たま
Meanings: soul, spirit
Readings: ニク、 しし
Meaning: meat
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix
Readings: アイ、 いと.しい、 かな.しい、 め.でる、 お.しむ、 まな
Meanings: love, affection, favourite
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: テイ、 にわ
Meanings: courtyard, garden, yard