お金のために本を書く人もいれば、楽しみで書く人もいる。

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お金 の ために 本 を 書く 人 も いれば 、 楽しみ で 書く 人 も いる 。

English Translation

Some people write books for money, others for pleasure.

Furigana

お金(かね)のために本(ほん)を書(か)く人(ひと)もいれば、楽(たの)しみで書(か)く人(ひと)もいる。

Romanji

Okane no tameni hon o kaku hito mo ireba, tanoshimi de kaku hito mo iru.

Words

お金 (おかね)

money

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

楽しみ (たのしみ)

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby; anticipation; looking forward to

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

Kanji

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

楽

Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む

Meanings: music, comfort, ease