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退職後の年月が黄金の年月と呼ばれるのも不思議ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

退職後 年月 黄金 年月 呼ばれる 不思議 ない

English Translation

No wonder the retirement years are often referred to as the golden years.

Furigana

退職後(たいしょくご)年月(としつき)黄金(おうごん)年月(としつき)()ばれるのも不思議(ふしぎ)ではない。

Romanji

Taishokugo no toshitsuki ga ōgon no toshitsuki to yobareru no mo fushigi de wa nai.

Words

退職後 (たいしょくご)
after retirement
()
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
年月 (としつき、ねんげつ)
months and years
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
黄金 (おうごん、こがね、きがね、くがね)
gold
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
呼ぶ (よぶ)
to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
不思議 (ふしぎ)
wonder; miracle; strange; mystery; marvel; curiosity
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: ショク、 ソク
Meanings: post, employment, work
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゲツ、 ガツ、 つき
Meanings: month, moon
Readings: コウ、 オウ、 き、 こ-
Meaning: yellow
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: コ、 よ.ぶ
Meanings: call, call out to, invite
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Reading: 
Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration