金は諸悪の根源。

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金 は 諸悪 の 根源 。

English Translation

Money is the root of all evil.

Furigana

金(きん)は諸悪(しょあく)の根源(こんげん)。

Romanji

Kin wa shoaku no kongen.

Words

金 (きん)

gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

は (は)

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

諸悪 (しょあく)

every (kind of) evil or crime

の (の)

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

根本 (こんげん、ねもと、こんぽん)

root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle

Kanji

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

諸

Readings: ショ、 もろ

Meanings: various, many, several, together

悪

Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む

Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

根

Readings: コン、 ね、 -ね

Meanings: root, radical, head (pimple)

源

Readings: ゲン、 みなもと

Meanings: source, origin