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Zach

人の好みにはいちいち理由がつけられない。

Sentence Analyzer

好み いちいち 理由 つけられない

English Translation

There is no accounting for tastes.

Furigana

(ひと)(この)みにはいちいち理由(りゆう)がつけられない。

Romanji

Hito no konomi ni wa ichiichi riyū ga tsukerarenai.

Words

(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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
好み (このみ)
liking; taste; choice
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
一々 (いちいち)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail
理由 (りゆう、わけ)
reason; pretext; motive
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
点ける (つける)
to turn on; to switch on; to light up

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason