目上の人には敬意を払うべきだ
Meaning in EnglishWe should show respect to elders
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Word
Words found in the sentence
Kanji
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N4
目
moku, boku / me, -me, ma-
eye, class, look
N5
上
jou, shou, shan / ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, a.geru, -a.geru, a.garu, -a.garu, a.gari, -a.gari, nobo.ru, nobo.ri, nobo.seru, nobo.su, tatematsu.ru
above, up, au-dessus
N5
人
jin, nin / hito, -ri, -to
person, être humain, personne
N2
敬
kei, kyou / uyama.u
awe, respect, honor
N4
意
i
idea, mind, heart
N3
払
futsu, hitsu, hotsu / hara.u, -hara.i, -bara.i
pay, clear out, prune
Grammar
Related grammar structures
N3
〜べき
beki
Indicates duty recommendation or moral obligation, attaches to a verb, means should do or it is proper to do
N5
〜を
o
Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action
N5
〜に
ni
Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action
N5
〜の
no
Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase
N5
〜は
wa
Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information