日本人は出来るだけ自分と同じような結婚相手を選んだり、安定と、ゆっくりではあるが着実な昇進とを保証する職業を探したり、銀行に貯金したりすることを好むように見える。

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日本人 は 出来る だけ 自分 と 同じ ような 結婚 相手 を 選ん だり 、 安定 と 、 ゆっくり で は ある が 着実な 昇進 と を 保証する 職業 を 探し たり 、 銀行 に 貯金し たり する こと を 好む ように 見える 。

English Translation

Japanese seem to prefer picking a marriage partner as much like themselves as possible, finding a job that provides security and slow but steady advancement, and putting money in the bank.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)は出来(でき)るだけ自分(じぶん)と同(おな)じような結婚(けっこん)相手(あいて)を選(えら)んだり、安定(あんてい)と、ゆっくりではあるが着実(ちゃくじつ)な昇進(しょうしん)とを保証(ほしょう)する職業(しょくぎょう)を探(さが)したり、銀行(ぎんこう)に貯金(ちょきん)したりすることを好(この)むように見(み)える。

Romanji

Nipponjin wa dekiru dake jibun to onaji yōna kekkon aite o eran dari, antei to, yukkuri de wa aru ga chakujitsuna shōshin to o hoshōsuru shokugyō o sagashi tari, ginkō ni chokinshi tari suru koto o konomu yōni mieru.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

は (は)

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

自分 (じぶん)

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

と (と)

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

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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.

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select

たり (たり、だり)

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (used adverbially) doing such things as...; expresses a command; (after a noun) to be; indicates completion or continuation of an action

安定 (あんてい)

stability; equilibrium

ゆっくり (ゆっくり)

slowly; at ease; restful

だ (だ)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

が (が)

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

着実 (ちゃくじつ)

steady; sound; trustworthy; solid

昇進 (しょうしん)

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

保証 (ほしょう)

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

職業 (しょくぎょう)

occupation; business

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

銀行 (ぎんこう)

bank

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

貯金 (ちょきん)

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

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

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

好む (このむ)

to like; to prefer

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

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

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

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

同

Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ

Meanings: same, agree, equal

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

婚

Reading: コン

Meaning: marriage

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer

安

Readings: アン、 やす.い、 やす.まる、 やす、 やす.らか

Meanings: relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful

定

Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か

Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide

着

Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける

Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

実

Readings: ジツ、 シツ、 み、 みの.る、 まこと、 みの、 みち.る

Meanings: reality, truth

昇

Readings: ショウ、 のぼ.る

Meaning: rise up

進

Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める

Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote

保

Readings: ホ、 ホウ、 たも.つ

Meanings: protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

証

Readings: ショウ、 あかし

Meanings: evidence, proof, certificate

職

Readings: ショク、 ソク

Meanings: post, employment, work

業

Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ

Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance

探

Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す

Meanings: grope, search, look for

銀

Readings: ギン、 しろがね

Meaning: silver

行

Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

貯

Readings: チョ、 た.める、 たくわ.える

Meanings: savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache

金

Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね

Meaning: gold

好

Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い

Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible