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しばしば言われるように、新しい環境に適応するのは難しい。

Sentence Analyzer

しばしば 言われる ように 新しい 環境 適応する 難しい

English Translation

As is often said, it is difficult to adjust yourself to a new environment.

Furigana

しばしば()われるように、(あたら)しい環境(かんきょう)適応(てきおう)するのは(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Shibashiba iwareru yōni, atarashii kankyō ni tekiōsuru no wa muzukashii.

Words

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)
(blinking) repeatedly
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
適応 (てきおう)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)
difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

Kanji

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: テキ、 かな.う
Meanings: suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 -ノウ、 あた.る、 まさに、 こた.える
Meanings: apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect