読書は旅に例えることができる。
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English Translation
Reading a book can be compared to making a journey.
Furigana
Romanji
Dokusho wa tabi ni tatoeru koto ga dekiru.
Words
読書
(どくしょ、とくしょ)
reading
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
旅
(たび)
travel; trip; journey
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
例える
(たとえる)
to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile
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
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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