長生きの秘訣は、生き甲斐を持つ事だそうだ。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

It is said that the secret of long life is to have something to live for.

Furigana

長生(ながい)きの秘訣(ひけつ)は、生(い)き甲斐(がい)を持(も)つ事(こと)だそうだ。

Romanji

Nagaiki no hiketsu wa, ikigai o motsu koto da sō da.

Words

長生き (ながいき)

longevity; long life

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

秘訣 (ひけつ)

secret (method, trick, etc.); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); key (e.g. to success); recipe

は (は)

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

生き甲斐 (いきがい)

something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

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

だ (だ)

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of