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いかに生きるべきかは、青年にとって重要な問題である。

Sentence Analyzer

いかに 生きる べき 青年 にとって 重要な 問題 ある

English Translation

How to live is an important question for young people.

Furigana

いかに()きるべきかは、青年(せいねん)にとって重要(じゅうよう)問題(もんだい)である。

Romanji

Ikani ikiru beki ka wa, seinen nitotte jūyōna mondai de aru.

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
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
青年 (せいねん)
youth; young man
に取って (にとって)
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 あお、 あお-、 あお.い
Meanings: blue, green
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject