神への信頼を失うとは、道しるべを失うこと。

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English Translation

To lose faith in God is to lose your guide.

Furigana

神(かみ)への信頼(しんらい)を失(うしな)うとは、道(みち)しるべを失(うしな)うこと。

Romanji

Kami e no shinrai o ushinau to wa, michishirube o ushinau koto.

Words

神 (かみ、かむ、かん)

god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

の (の)

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

信頼 (しんらい)

reliance; trust; faith; confidence

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

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

道しるべ (みちしるべ)

guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; handbook; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

Kanji

神

Readings: シン、ジン、かみ、かん-、こう-

Meanings: gods, mind, soul

信

Reading: シン

Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust

頼

Readings: ライ、たの.む、たの.もしい、たよ.る

Meanings: trust, request

失

Readings: シツ、うしな.う、う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

道

Readings: ドウ、トウ、みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings