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流言飛語に惑わされるべからず、とはいうものの、言うは易く行うは難し、と思わない?

Sentence Analyzer

流言飛語 惑わされる べからず いう ものの 言う 易く 行う 難し 思わない

English Translation

They say you shouldn't take rumors seriously, but that's easier said than done.

Furigana

流言飛語(りゅうげんひご)(まど)わされるべからず、とはいうものの、()うは(やす)(おこな)うは(かた)し、と(おも)わない?

Romanji

Ryūgenhigo ni madowasareru bekarazu, to wa iu monono, iu wa yasuku okonau wa katashi, to omowanai?

Words

流言飛語 (りゅうげんひご)
false (wild, groundless) rumor (rumour); canard
()
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
惑わす (まどわす)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to delude; to mislead; to deceive; to tempt; to seduce
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
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
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
ものの (ものの)
but; although
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
易い (やすい)
easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
行う (おこなう)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
難い (かたい)
difficult; hard
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す
Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす
Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ワク、 まど.う
Meanings: beguile, delusion, perplexity
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think