万人の友は誰の友でもない。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
A friend to all is a friend to none.
Furigana
Romanji
Man nin no tomo wa dare no tomo de mo nai.
Words
万
(まん、よろず)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; various
人
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
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
友
(とも)
friend; companion; comrade; pal
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
誰
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
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.
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
ない
(ない)
not; emphatic suffix