いかに生きるべきかは、青年にとって重要な問題である。

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English Translation

How to live is an important question for young people.

Furigana

いかに生(い)きるべきかは、青年(せいねん)にとって重要(じゅうよう)な問題(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

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

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

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...