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Zach

私たちは貧しい人々を見下してはいけない。

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私たち 貧しい 人々 見下して はいけない

English Translation

We should not look down on poor people.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(まず)しい人々(ひとびと)見下(みくだ)してはいけない。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa mazushii hitobito o mikudashite waikenai.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
貧しい (まずしい)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
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.
見下す (みくだす)
to despise; to look down on
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヒン、 ビン、 まず.しい
Meanings: poverty, poor
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior