禅は私たちの心を鍛練するといわれる。

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禅は私たちの心を鍛練するといわれる。

English Translation

They say Zen cultivates our mind.

Furigana

禅(ぜん)は私(わたし)たちの心(こころ)を鍛練(たんれん)するといわれる。

Romanji

Zen wa watashitachi no kokoro o tanrensuru to iwareru.

Words

禅 (ぜん)

dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

は (は)

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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.

鍛錬 (たんれん)

tempering; forging; hardening; disciplining; training

と (と)

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

結う (ゆう、いう)

to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix