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紳士なら、道につばなど吐かないだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

紳士 なら つば など 吐かない だろう

English Translation

A gentleman would not spit on the street.

Furigana

紳士(しんし)なら、(みち)につばなど()かないだろう。

Romanji

Shinshi nara, michi ni tsuba nado hakanai darou.

Words

紳士 (しんし)
gentleman
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
()
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
(つば、つばき、つわき、つわ、つ、つわっぱ)
saliva; spit; sputum
(など)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

Kanji

Reading: シン
Meanings: sire, good belt, gentleman
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ト、 は.く、 つ.く
Meanings: spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies)