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何かについて文句を言うことが、新しい環境に慣れる1つの方法である。

Sentence Analyzer

について 文句 言う こと 新しい 環境 慣れる 1つ 方法 ある

English Translation

Complaining about something is one way to adapt yourself to a new environment.

Furigana

(なに)かについて文句(もんく)()うことが、(あたら)しい環境(かんきょう)()れる1つの方法(ほうほう)である。

Romanji

Nani ka nitsuite monku o iu koto ga, atarashii kankyō ni nareru hitotsu no hōhō de aru.

Words

(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
に就いて (について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
文句 (もんく)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
環境 (かんきょう)
environment; circumstance
()
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
慣れる (なれる)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
一つ (ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
方法 (ほうほう)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Reading: 
Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: カン、 わ
Meanings: ring, circle, link, wheel
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 さかい
Meanings: boundary, border, region
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system