警察はわいろを受け取ってはいけない。

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警察 は わいろ を 受け取って はいけない 。

English Translation

Police shouldn't take bribes.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)はわいろを受(う)け取(と)ってはいけない。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa wairo o uketotte waikenai.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

賄賂 (わいろ、ワイロ)

bribe; sweetener; douceur

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

受け取る (うけとる)

to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

警

Readings: ケイ、 いまし.める

Meanings: admonish, commandment

察

Reading: サツ

Meanings: guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand

受

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる

Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up