Vocabulary

匹夫も志を奪うべからず

Meaning

one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man a person's will should be respected and even a menial deserves his convictions

Practice Writing

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Component Analysis

匹夫も志を奪うべからず
one cannot shake the will of even the lowliest man, a person's will should be respected, even a menial deserves his convictions
ひっぷもこころざしをうばうべからず
匹
equal, head, counter for small animals...
ひき, ヒツ
匚
box-on-side enclosure radical (no. 22)
ホウ
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
夫
husband, man
おっと, それ, フ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
志
intention, plan, resolve...
シリング, こころざ.す, シ
士
gentleman, scholar, samurai...
さむらい, シ
心
heart, mind, spirit...
こころ, -ごころ, シン
奪
rob, take by force, snatch away...
うば.う, ダツ
奞
the stride made by a man
は.ばたく, シュン, スイ
大
large, big
おお-, おお.きい, ダイ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
人
person
ひと, -り, ジン
隹
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
とり, サイ, スイ
亻
( 人 ) radical number 9
寸
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little...
スン
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