いかに生きるべきかは人生における最も重要な問題だ。

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English Translation

How to live is the most important thing in life.

Furigana

いかに生(い)きるべきかは人生(じんせい)における最(もっと)も重要(じゅうよう)な問題(もんだい)だ。

Romanji

Ikani ikiru beki ka wa jinsei niokeru mottomo jūyōna mondai da.

Words

如何に (いかに)

how; in what way; however much; however (e.g. easy, rich, sad); whatever; how much; hey; oi

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.)

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

は (は)

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

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

に於ける (における)

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

最も (もっとも、もとも)

most; extremely

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative