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Zach

成功への近道はない。

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成功 近道 ない

English Translation

There is no shortcut to success.

Furigana

成功(せいこう)への近道(ちかみち)はない。

Romanji

Seikō e no chikamichi wa nai.

Words

成功 (せいこう)
success; hit
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
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
近道 (ちかみち)
short way; shortcut
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: コウ、 ク、 いさお
Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings