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偉大な学者が必ずしも良い先生であるとは限らない。

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偉大な 学者 必ずしも 良い 先生 ある 限らない

English Translation

A great scholar is not necessarily a good teacher.

Furigana

偉大(いだい)学者(がくしゃ)(かなら)ずしも()先生(せんせい)であるとは(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Idaina gakusha ga kanarazushimo yoi sensei de aru to wa kagiranai.

Words

偉大 (いだい)
greatness
学者 (がくしゃ)
scholar
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
必ずしも (かならずしも)
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
限る (かぎる)
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Kanji

Readings: イ、 えら.い
Meanings: admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability