長年抱いていた夢が必ずしも叶うとは限らない。

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長年 抱いていた 夢 が 必ずしも 叶う と は 限らない 。

English Translation

Long cherished dreams don't always come true.

Furigana

長年(ながねん)抱(だ)いていた夢(ゆめ)が必(かなら)ずしも叶(かな)うとは限(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Naganen daiteita yume ga kanarazushimo kanau to wa kagiranai.

Words

長年 (ながねん、えいねん)

long time; many years

抱く (いだく、だく、うだく)

to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug; to harbour (e.g. grudge) (harbor); to bear (e.g. a grudge); to entertain (e.g. suspicion); to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on eggs

夢 (ゆめ)

dream

が (が)

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

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

叶う (かなう)

to come true (wish); to be suited; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Kanji

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

抱

Readings: ホウ、 だ.く、 いだ.く、 かか.える

Meanings: embrace, hug, hold in arms

夢

Readings: ム、 ボウ、 ゆめ、 ゆめ.みる、 くら.い

Meanings: dream, vision, illusion

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

叶

Readings: キョウ、 かな.える、 かな.う

Meanings: grant, answer

限

Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability