政治屋は次の選挙のことを考えるが、政治家は次の世代のことを考える。

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政治屋 は 次 の 選挙 の こと を 考える が 、 政治家 は 次 の 世代 の こと を 考える 。

English Translation

A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman, of the next generation.

Furigana

政治屋(せいじや)は次(つぎ)の選挙(せんきょ)のことを考(かんが)えるが、政治家(せいじか)は次(つぎ)の世代(せだい)のことを考(かんが)える。

Romanji

Seijiya wa tsugi no senkyo no koto o kangaeru ga, seijika wa tsugi no sedai no koto o kangaeru.

Words

政治屋 (せいじや)

politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)

は (は)

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

次 (つぎ)

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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

選挙 (せんきょ)

election

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

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.

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

が (が)

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

政治家 (せいじか)

politician; statesman

世代 (せだい)

generation; the world; the age

Kanji

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

治

Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す

Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

屋

Readings: オク、 や

Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

次

Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ

Meanings: next, order, sequence

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer

挙

Readings: キョ、 あ.げる、 あ.がる、 こぞ.る

Meanings: raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

考

Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え

Meanings: consider, think over

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

世

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

代

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee