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ゆうじん
友人
あざむ
かれる
より
ゆうじん
友人
しん
じない
こと
ほう
ふめいよ
不名誉
である
It is more ignominious to mistrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
friend  (see also: 友達; more formal than 友達)
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3
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool
2. to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")  (in form Aを欺くB)
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0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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3 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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2
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ギ   あざむ to deceive, cheat   
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キ   それ    その that   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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corner
シン    trust, faith   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
フ   ブ    not   
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
ヨ   ほま glory, honour   
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thrive, prosper   
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small
table
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