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オルダス・ハックスリーが人間のもっとも危険な条件だと考えたのは倦怠であった。

Sentence Analyzer

オルダス・ハックスリー 人間 もっとも 危険な 条件 考えた 倦怠 あった

English Translation

It was boredom that Aldous Huxley considered one of the most dangerous human conditions.

Furigana

オルダス・ハックスリーが人間(にんげん)のもっとも危険(きけん)条件(じょうけん)だと(かんが)えたのは倦怠(けんたい)であった。

Romanji

Orudasuhakkusuri- ga ningen no mottomo kikenna jōken da to kangaeta no wa kentai de atta.

Words

()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
人間 (にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
()
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
最も (もっとも、もとも)
most; extremely
危険 (きけん)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
条件 (じょうけん)
condition; conditions; term; terms; requirement; requirements
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
考える (かんがえる)
to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
倦怠 (けんたい)
languor; fatigue; weariness; boredom
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: キ、 あぶ.ない、 あや.うい、 あや.ぶむ
Meanings: dangerous, fear, uneasy
Readings: ケン、 けわ.しい
Meanings: precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 デキ、 えだ、 すじ
Meanings: article, clause, item, stripe, streak
Readings: ケン、 くだん
Meanings: affair, case, matter, item
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over
Readings: ケン、 あき.る、 あぐ.む、 あぐ.ねる、 う.む、 つか.れる
Meanings: lose interest in, tire of
Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness