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Zach

一度悪い評判が立ったらどうにもならぬ。

Sentence Analyzer

一度 悪い 評判 立ったら どう ならぬ

English Translation

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

Furigana

一度(いちど)(わる)評判(ひょうばん)()ったらどうにもならぬ。

Romanji

Ichido warui hyōban ga tattara dō ni mo naranu.

Words

一度 (いちど、ひとたび)
once; one time; on one occasion; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone; one musical interval
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry
評判 (ひょうばん)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
立つ (たつ)
to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ド、 ト、 タク、 たび、 -た.い
Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Readings: アク、 オ、 わる.い、 わる-、 あ.し、 にく.い、 -にく.い、 ああ、 いずくに、 いずくんぞ、 にく.む
Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong
Reading: ヒョウ
Meanings: evaluate, criticism, comment
Readings: ハン、 バン、 わか.る
Meanings: judgement, signature, stamp, seal
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect