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いま価値のあるのは沈黙だ。

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いま 価値 ある 沈黙

English Translation

It is silence that is valuable now.

Furigana

いま価値(かち)のあるのは沈黙(ちんもく)だ。

Romanji

Ima kachi no aru no wa chinmoku da.

Words

居間 (いま)
living room (western style)
価値 (かち)
value; worth; merit
()
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
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
沈黙 (ちんもく)
silence; being silent; quiet; hush; reticence; inaction
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい
Meanings: value, price
Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい
Meanings: price, cost, value
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: モク、 ボク、 だま.る、 もだ.す
Meanings: silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is