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税金を払うのは働くものすべての義務だ。

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税金 払う 働く もの すべて 義務

English Translation

It is the obligation of every worker to pay taxes.

Furigana

税金(ぜいきん)(はら)うのは(はたら)くものすべての義務(ぎむ)だ。

Romanji

Zeikin o harau no wa hataraku mono subete no gimu da.

Words

税金 (ぜいきん)
tax; duty
()
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.
払う (はらう)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); to reset (an abacus)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
働く (はたらく)
to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated
(もの、もん)
person
全て (すべて)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all
義務 (ぎむ)
duty; obligation; responsibility
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: ゼイ
Meanings: tax, duty
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く
Meanings: work, (kokuji)
Reading: 
Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
Readings: ム、 つと.める
Meanings: task, duties