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Pronunciation
人( ひと ) の 心( こころ ) を 読む( よむ ) の が 得意( とくい ) の くせ に
人 (じん) (suf) (1) -ian (e.g. Italian, etc.) (attaches to name of country to denote nationality); -er (e.g. performer, etc.) (attaches to name of occupation); (2) (usu. in compound words) man; person; people; (P) [EDICT] (と) (suf) person [EDICT] (にん(P);たり;り) (ctr) (1) counter for people; (n) (2) (にん only) (usu. in compound words) person; (P) [EDICT] (ひと) (n) (1) man; person; (2) human being; mankind; people; (3) character; personality; (4) man of talent; true man; (5) other people; (6) adult; (P) [EDICT] (rén, ㄖㄣˊ ) man; person; people [CE-DICT]
の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT]
心 (こころ) (n) (1) mind; heart; spirit; (2) the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (しん) (n) (1) heart; mind; (n,suf) (2) (See 愛郷心) spirit; vitality; inner strength; (3) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (4) (arch) friend; (P) [EDICT] (xīn, ㄒㄧㄣ ) heart; mind [CE-DICT]
を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT]
読む (よむ) (v5m,vt) to read; (P) [EDICT]
が () (prt) (positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly [EDICT] () (suf,v5r) (1) to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion); (2) to behave as if one were [EDICT] () (n) scree [EDICT] () (adv-to) (1) (on-mim) thump; thud (dull sound representing something being hit); (2) severe; difficult; hard [EDICT] (我) (n) (1) {Buddh} obstinacy; (2) atman; the self; the ego [EDICT] (画) (n) picture; drawing; painting; sketch [EDICT] (蛾) (n) moth [EDICT] (賀) (n) (See 賀の祝) congratulation [EDICT] (雅) (n,adj-na) (1) (ant [EDICT]
得意 (とくい) (n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) triumph; prosperity; (2) pride; (3) one's strong point; one's forte; one's specialty; (4) frequent customer (client, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (dé yì, ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ) proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent [CE-DICT]
に (二) สอง [LongdoJP] () (prt) indicates location of action (formal literary form of "de"); at; in; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) (See に,は) for (in regard to); in order to [EDICT] () (exp) also; too; not ... either; as well; even [EDICT] () (exp) (1) (also にゃあ) (See ねば) if not ... (negative conditional); (2) (See には) for (in regard to); in order to [EDICT] (荷) (n) (1) load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods; (2) burden; responsibility; (P) [EDICT] (似) (suf) takes after (his mother) [EDICT] (丹) (n) red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion; (P) [EDICT] (土) (n) (arch) soil (esp. reddish soil) [EDICT] (尼) (n,n-suf) (abbr) (See 比丘尼) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) [EDICT] (弐) (num) two (used in legal documents) [EDICT]