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成長しようと思えば、困難を回避してはいけない。

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成長しよう 思えば 困難 回避して はいけない

English Translation

If one wants to grow, one must not avoid hardships.

Furigana

成長(せいちょう)しようと(おも)えば、困難(こんなん)回避(かいひ)してはいけない。

Romanji

Seichōshiyou to omoeba, konnan o kaihishite waikenai.

Words

成長 (せいちょう)
growth; grow to adulthood
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
困難 (こんなん)
difficulty; distress
()
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.
回避 (かいひ)
evasion; avoidance
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: カイ、 エ、 まわ.る、 -まわ.る、 -まわ.り、 まわ.す、 -まわ.す、 まわ.し-、 -まわ.し、 もとお.る、 か.える
Meanings: -times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences
Readings: ヒ、 さ.ける、 よ.ける
Meanings: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun