現代の日本で錬金術といえば、比喩的にしか使われない。モラルや羞恥心と無縁の政治屋や宗教家が、不正な手段でカネもうけをするときに。

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現代 の 日本 で 錬金術 と いえば 、 比喩的 に しか 使われない 。 モラル や 羞恥心 と 無縁 の 政治屋 や 宗教家 が 、 不正な 手段 で かね もうけ を する ときに 。

English Translation

In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame.

Furigana

現代(げんだい)の日本(にっぽん)で錬金術(れんきんじゅつ)といえば、比喩的(ひゆてき)にしか使(つか)われない。モラルや羞恥心(しゅうちしん)と無縁(むえん)の政治屋(せいじや)や宗教家(しゅうきょうか)が、不正(ふせい)な手段(しゅだん)でカネもうけをするときに。

Romanji

Gendai no Nippon de renkinjutsu to ieba, hiyuteki ni shika tsukawarenai. moraru ya shūchishin to muen no seijiya ya shūkyōka ga, fuseina shudan de kane mōke o suru tokini.

Words

現代 (げんだい)

nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

錬金術 (れんきんじゅつ)

alchemy; making big money (implied, by dubious means)

と (と)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix

比喩的 (ひゆてき)

figurative

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

使う (つかう)

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak

モラル (モラル、モラール)

morals; morality; ethics; morale

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

羞恥心 (しゅうちしん)

shyness; shame

無縁 (むえん)

unrelated; irrelevant; indifferent; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha

政治屋 (せいじや)

politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)

宗教家 (しゅうきょうか)

religionist

が (が)

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

不正 (ふせい)

injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud

手段 (しゅだん)

means; way; measure

お歯黒 (おはぐろ、かね、てっしょう)

tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye

設け (もうけ)

preparation; provision; establishment

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

Kanji

現

Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ

Meanings: present, existing, actual

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

錬

Readings: レン、 ね.る

Meanings: tempering, refine, drill, train, polish

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

術

Readings: ジュツ、 すべ

Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic

比

Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる

Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines

喩

Readings: ユ、 たと.える、 さと.す

Meanings: metaphor, compare

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

使

Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い

Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

羞

Readings: シュウ、 はじ.る、 すすめ.る、 は.ずかしい

Meaning: feel ashamed

恥

Readings: チ、 は.じる、 はじ、 は.じらう、 は.ずかしい

Meanings: shame, dishonor

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

無

Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い

Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

縁

Readings: エン、 -ネン、 ふち、 ふちど.る、 ゆかり、 よすが、 へり、 えにし

Meanings: affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

治

Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す

Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

屋

Readings: オク、 や

Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

宗

Readings: シュウ、 ソウ、 むね

Meanings: religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence

教

Readings: キョウ、 おし.える、 おそ.わる

Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

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

正

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に

Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

段

Readings: ダン、 タン

Meanings: grade, steps, stairs