Sign In

Dictionary

Support

Japanese Sentence with English Translation

Back to Search Results »

Search by Japanese

字▼

Search by English Meaning

Add Word Type »
Furigana Show|Add to ▼ Source Totoeba Project
Honesty is not always the best policy.
Romaji Hide

Vocabulary list

shoujiki
na adjective, noun
  1. honest; frank; candid; straightforward
adverb
  1. honestly; frankly
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Conjugation Details »Comments »Add to ▼
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
kanarazushimo
adverb
  1. (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all (with neg. sentence)
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
saijou
na adjective, noun
  1. best
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Conjugation Details »Comments »Add to ▼
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
saku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme
noun
  1. fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
tohakagiranai
expression
  1. not necessarily so; is not always true
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
toha
expression, particle
  1. indicates word or phrase being defined
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) (indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement)
  3. with (more emphatic than と)
  4. (not) as much as; (not) so much as (with neg. verb)
  5. the fact that; to think that; such a thing as (indicates surprise, disbelief, anger, etc.; sometimes at sentence end)
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Comments »Add to ▼
kagiru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kagiranai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to restrict; to limit; to confine
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
  2. to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) (as ...は...に限る)
Entry Details »Stroke Order Diagrams »Conjugation Details »Comments »Add to ▼

Comments for this sentence

If you have a question or would like to make a comment on this sentence, please do so below. Your comment will appear in the forum for other users of the site to view and discuss.



Only registered users may post comments. You can register your free 楽しい Japanese account here.

This site uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence.