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日本へは教える為ではなく物を書く為に来た。

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日本 教える なく 書く 為に 来た

English Translation

I have come to Japan not to teach but to write.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)へは(おし)える(ため)ではなく(もの)()(ため)()た。

Romanji

Nippon e wa oshieru tame de wa naku mono o kaku tameni kita.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
教える (おしえる)
to teach; to inform; to instruct
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
(もの、もん)
thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
為に (ために)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる
Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine
Readings: イ、 ため、 な.る、 な.す、 す.る、 たり、 つく.る、 なり
Meanings: do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a result of
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become