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川は美しいからといって尊いわけではない。

Sentence Analyzer

美しい から いって 尊い わけ ない

English Translation

Just because a river is beautiful doesn't mean that it is precious.

Furigana

(かわ)(うつく)しいからといって(とうと)いわけではない。

Romanji

Kawa wa utsukushii kara to itte tōtoi wake de wa nai.

Words

(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
美しい (うつくしい)
beautiful; lovely
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
尊い (とうとい、たっとい)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: ビ、 ミ、 うつく.しい
Meanings: beauty, beautiful
Readings: ソン、 たっと.い、 とうと.い、 たっと.ぶ、 とうと.ぶ
Meanings: revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted