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言葉がなければ、思想はないであろう。

Sentence Analyzer

言葉 なければ 思想 ない あろう

English Translation

But for language, there would be no thought.

Furigana

言葉(ことば)がなければ、思想(しそう)はないであろう。

Romanji

Kotoba ga nakereba, shisō wa nai de arou.

Words

言葉 (ことば、けとば)
language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
思想 (しそう)
thought; idea; ideology
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: ソウ、 ソ、 おも.う
Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought