私は彼が正直と言うより賢明なのだと思った。

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English Translation

I thought he was more clever than honest.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)が正直(しょうじき)と言(い)うより賢明(けんめい)なのだと思(おも)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare ga shōjiki to iu yori kenmeina no da to omotta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

正直 (しょうじき)

honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

賢明 (けんめい)

wisdom; intelligence; prudence

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember