ほとんどどの生物にもある最も本能的な行動が子を守ることであり、人間に関してはこうした行動は一生続くのである。

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English Translation

The most instinctive act of nearly every creature is to protect its young, and with humans, this response persists for a lifetime.

Furigana

ほとんどどの生物(せいぶつ)にもある最(もっと)も本能的(ほんのうてき)な行動(こうどう)が子(こ)を守(まも)ることであり、人間(にんげん)に関(かん)してはこうした行動(こうどう)は一生(いっしょう)続(つづ)くのである。

Romanji

Hotondo dono seibutsu ni mo aru mottomo honnōteki na kōdō ga ko o mamoru koto de ari, ningen nikanshite wa kōshita kōdō wa isshō tsuzuku no de aru.

Words

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

何の (どの)

which; what (way)

生物 (せいぶつ)

living things; creature; biology

に (に)

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

最も (もっとも、もとも)

most; extremely

本能的 (ほんのうてき)

instinctive; instinctual

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

行動 (こうどう)

action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

を (を)

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.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

事 (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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

に関して (にかんして)

related to; in relation to

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

斯うした (こうした)

such

一生 (いっしょう)

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

続く (つづく)

to continue; to last; to go on; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin; to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to; to hold out; to keep; to last

の (の)

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