優れた書物はどんなに注意深く読むにしても、１度読むだけでは十分ではない。

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English Translation

It is not enough to read great books once only, however carefully.

Furigana

優(すぐ)れた書物(しょもつ)はどんなに注意深(ちゅういぶか)く読(よ)むにしても、１度(ど)読(よ)むだけでは十分(じゅうぶん)ではない。

Romanji

Sugureta shomotsu wa donnani chūibukaku yomu ni shite mo, ichi do yomu dake de wa jūbun de wa nai.

Words

優れる (すぐれる)

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

書物 (しょもつ)

books

は (は)

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

どんなに (どんなに)

how; how much

注意深い (ちゅういぶかい)

careful

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

も (も)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

度 (ど)

degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

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

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

優

Readings: ユウ、ウ、やさ.しい、すぐ.れる、まさ.る

Meanings: tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness

書

Readings: ショ、か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

物

Readings: ブツ、モツ、もの、もの-

Meanings: thing, object, matter

注

Readings: チュウ、そそ.ぐ、さ.す、つ.ぐ

Meanings: pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

深

Readings: シン、ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、ふか.まる、ふか.める、み-

Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

読

Readings: ドク、トク、トウ、よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read

度

Readings: ド、ト、タク、たび、 -た.い

Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude

十

Readings: ジュウ、ジッ、ジュッ、とお、と

Meaning: ten

分

Readings: ブン、フン、ブ、わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる、わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100