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かれ
彼
を
はめつ
破滅
させたのは
かれ
彼
の
びょうき
病気
というよりも、むしろ
かれ
彼
の
たいだ
怠惰
である。
It is not his illness that ruined him so much as his idleness.
Grammar and points of interest
よりも よりも
 
more than anything, anyone, etc, above all
彼を破滅させたのは彼の病気というよりも、むしろ彼の怠惰である。
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼を破滅させたのは彼の病気というよりも、むしろ彼の怠惰である。
verb causative form verb causative form
 
make something happen
彼を破滅させたのは彼の病気というよりも、むしろ彼の怠惰である。
〜というより 〜というより
 
rather than
彼を破滅させたのは彼の病気というよりも、むしろ彼の怠惰である。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
だ, である, であります, でございます, ではない etc
彼を破滅させたのは彼の病気というよりも、むしろ彼の怠惰である。
むしろ むしろ
 
rather ~; ~ instead of ~; not so much ~ as ~
彼を破滅させたのは彼の病気というよりも、むしろ彼の怠惰である。
Conjugations and inflections
  破滅させた is the past form of the causative form of 'suru' verb 破滅   ALL INFLECTIONS
  いう is the plain form of 'u' godan verb いう   ALL INFLECTIONS
  である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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は め つ 0
ruin; destruction; fall
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び ょ う き 0
illness; disease; sickness
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い う 0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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よ り 0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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む し ろ 1
rather; better; instead  (often written with kana only)
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た い だ 1
laziness; idleness; sloth
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
破
ハ   やぶる to tear, break   やぶれる to get torn, broken   
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石
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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滅
メツ   ほろぼす to destroy   ほろびる to be destroyed   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
烕
fire dog
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火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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丷
eight
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
戌
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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戈
tasseled spear
病
ヘイ   ビョウ   やまい illness   やむ to fall ill   
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丙
ヘイ    #3, 3rd   
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内
ナイ   ダイ   うち inside   
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冂
wide
疒
ill; illness
気
キ   ケ    spirit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
⺄
second   おつ    
㐅
crossed swords
怠
タイ   おこたる to neglect   なまける to be lazy   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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厶
ム   private
惰
ダ    laziness   
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忄
heart
左
サ   ひだり left   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
工
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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