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教師は、間違いをする生徒を決してからかってはならない。

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教師 間違い する 生徒 決して からかって はならない

English Translation

A teacher should never make fun of a pupil who makes a mistake.

Furigana

教師(きょうし)は、間違(まちが)いをする生徒(せいと)(けっ)してからかってはならない。

Romanji

Kyōshi wa, machigai o suru seito o kesshite karakatte wanaranai.

Words

教師 (きょうし)
teacher (classroom)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
間違い (まちがい)
mistake; error; blunder; accident; mishap; trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
生徒 (せいと)
pupil
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
揶揄う (からかう)
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; to chaff; to razz; to banter with; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make cracks about
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: イ、 ちが.う、 ちが.い、 ちが.える、 -ちが.える、 たが.う、 たが.える
Meanings: difference, differ
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ
Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint