外見で、善人と悪人を区別させようとしても無駄である。

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English Translation

No matter how we try, it is impossible to distinguish good people from bad people by outward appearances.

Furigana

外見(がいけん)で、善人(ぜんにん)と悪人(あくにん)を区別(くべつ)させようとしても無駄(むだ)である。

Romanji

Gaiken de, zennin to akunin o kubetsusaseyou toshite mo muda de aru.

Words

外見 (がいけん、そとみ)

outward appearance

で (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.

善人 (ぜんにん)

good people

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

悪人 (あくにん)

bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person

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.

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...