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学生たるものはいかがわしい場所にちかづかない方がよい。

Sentence Analyzer

学生 たる もの いかがわしい 場所 ちかづかない よい

English Translation

Students are expected to stay away from dubious places.

Furigana

学生(がくせい)たるものはいかがわしい場所(ばしょ)にちかづかない(ほう)がよい。

Romanji

Gakusei taru mono wa ikagawashii basho ni chikazukanai hō ga yoi.

Words

学生 (がくせい)
student (esp. a university student)
たり (たり、だり)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action
(もの、もん)
person
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何わしい (いかがわしい)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
場所 (ばしょ)
place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
()
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
近づく (ちかづく、ちかずく)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative