時計の針を、逆に回してはいけない。

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時計の針を、逆に回してはいけない。

English Translation

Don't turn the hands of a clock the other way around.

Furigana

時計(とけい)の針(はり)を、逆(ぎゃく)に回(まわ)してはいけない。

Romanji

Tokei no hari o, gyaku ni mawashite waikenai.

Words

時計 (とけい、ときはかり)

watch; clock; timepiece

の (の)

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

針 (はり、ち)

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework; sewing; malice; counter for stitches

を (を)

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.

逆 (ぎゃく)

reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

に (に)

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

回す (まわす)

to turn; to rotate; to gyrate; to circulate; to send around; to surround; to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers); ... around (e.g. to chase someone around); to dial (e.g. telephone number); to invest; to gang-rape

ば (ば)

if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since