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彼らはいつも両親に従うとは限らない。

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彼ら いつも 両親 従う 限らない

English Translation

They don't always obey their parents.

Furigana

(かれ)らはいつも両親(りょうしん)(したが)うとは(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Karera wa itsumo ryōshin ni shitagau to wa kagiranai.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
両親 (りょうしん、ふたおや)
parents; both parents
()
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
従う (したがう)
to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ
Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)
Readings: ジュウ、 ショウ、 ジュ、 したが.う、 したが.える、 より
Meanings: accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability