読書は精神にとって、運動が肉体に対するのと同じ関係にある。

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English Translation

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

Furigana

読書(どくしょ)は精神(せいしん)にとって、運動(うんどう)が肉体(にくたい)に対(たい)するのと同(おな)じ関係(かんけい)にある。

Romanji

Dokusho wa seishin nitotte, undō ga nikutai nitaisuru no to onaji kankei ni aru.

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

精神 (せいしん)

mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

運動 (うんどう)

exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement

が (が)

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

肉体 (にくたい)

the body; the flesh

に対する (にたいする)

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards 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

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

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

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

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