たいていの人々は幸福を求めて生きている。

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English Translation

Most people live in pursuit of happiness.

Furigana

たいていの人々(ひとびと)は幸福(こうふく)を求(もと)めて生(い)きている。

Romanji

Taitei no hitobito wa kōfuku o motomete ikiteiru.

Words

大抵 (たいてい)

mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

幸福 (こうふく)

happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being

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.

求める (もとめる)

to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job); to purchase; to buy

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

Kanji

人

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

幸

Readings: コウ、さいわ.い、さち、しあわ.せ

Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune

福

Reading: フク

Meanings: blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

求

Readings: キュウ、グ、もと.める

Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand

生

Readings: セイ、ショウ、い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる、うま.れる、う.まれ、うまれ、う.む、お.う、は.える、は.やす、き、なま、なま-、な.る、な.す、む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth