良書と悪書を見分けるのは必ずしも容易ではない。

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English Translation

It isn't always easy to know a good book from a bad one.

Furigana

良書(りょうしょ)と悪書(あくしょ)を見分(みわ)けるのは必(かなら)ずしも容易(ようい)ではない。

Romanji

Ryōsho to akusho o miwakeru no wa kanarazushimo yōi de wa nai.

Words

良書 (りょうしょ)

good book; valuable work

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

悪書 (あくしょ)

harmful book

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見分ける (みわける)

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually); to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)

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

は (は)

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

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

容易 (ようい)

easy; simple; plain

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix