自分が想像するほど、私たちは幸福でも不幸でもない。

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English Translation

We are not as happy or unhappy as we imagine ourselves to be.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)が想像(そうぞう)するほど、私(わたし)たちは幸福(こうふく)でも不幸(ふこう)でもない。

Romanji

Jibun ga sōzōsuru hodo, watashitachi wa kōfuku demo fukō demonai.

Words

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

想像 (そうぞう)

imagination; guess

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

幸福 (こうふく)

happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

不幸 (ふこう)

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death

Kanji

自

Readings: ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

分

Readings: ブン、フン、ブ、わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる、わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

想

Readings: ソウ、ソ、おも.う

Meanings: concept, think, idea, thought

像

Reading: ゾウ

Meanings: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait

私

Readings: シ、わたくし、わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

幸

Readings: コウ、さいわ.い、さち、しあわ.せ

Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune

福

Reading: フク

Meanings: blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

不

Readings: フ、ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy