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もくてき
目的
は
かなら
必
ずしも
しゅだん
手段
を
せいとうか
正当化
しない。
The end does not necessarily justify the means.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
目的は必ずしも手段を正当化しない。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
目的は必ずしも手段を正当化しない。
必ずしも〜ない 必ずしも〜ない
 
not necessarily ~
目的は必ずしも手段を正当化しない。
Conjugations and inflections
  しない is the plain negative form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
も く て き 0
noun
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
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か な ら ず し も 4
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely  (used with neg. verb)
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し ゅ だ ん 1
noun
means; way; measure
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せ い と う か 0
justification; warrant
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
的
テキ   まと target   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
勺
シャク   ladle
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勹
wrap
丶
dot   
必
ヒツ   かならず certainly, invariably   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
段
ダン    grade, step, stairs   
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乍
ながらも although   -ながら while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
丨
stick   
殳
lance shaft   
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几
キ    table   
又
また again   
正
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただす to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
当
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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⺌
small
ヨ
yo = to yell / say hi
化
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
匕
さじ spoon   
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