挨拶は礼儀作法の根本である。

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挨拶は礼儀作法の根本である。

English Translation

Greetings are the basis of good manners.

Furigana

挨拶(あいさつ)は礼儀(れいぎ)作法(さほう)の根本(こんぽん)である。

Romanji

Aisatsu wa reigi sahō no konpon de aru.

Words

挨拶 (あいさつ)

greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody; polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge; retaliation; a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark); dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

礼儀 (れいぎ)

manners; courtesy; etiquette

作法 (さほう、さくほう)

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

根本 (こんげん、ねもと、こんぽん)

root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...