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良い習慣は子供時代に養うべきである。

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良い 習慣 子供 時代 養う べき ある

English Translation

Good habits should be cultivated in childhood.

Furigana

()習慣(しゅうかん)子供(こども)時代(じだい)(やしな)うべきである。

Romanji

Yoi shūkan wa kodomo jidai ni yashinau beki de aru.

Words

良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
習慣 (しゅうかん)
habit; custom; cultural practice
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
子供 (こども)
child; children
時代 (じだい)
period; epoch; era; age; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness; antiquity; antique; period piece
()
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
養う (やしなう)
to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: キョウ、 ク、 クウ、 グ、 そな.える、 とも、 -ども
Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
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
Readings: ヨウ、 リョウ、 やしな.う
Meanings: foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture