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成功の秘訣は失敗を考えないことだ。

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成功 秘訣 失敗 考えない こと

English Translation

The secret of success is not to think of failure.

Furigana

成功(せいこう)秘訣(ひけつ)失敗(しっぱい)(かんが)えないことだ。

Romanji

Seikō no hiketsu wa shippai o kangaenai koto da.

Words

成功 (せいこう)
success; hit
()
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
秘訣 (ひけつ)
secret (method, trick, etc.); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); key (e.g. to success); recipe
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
()
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
(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
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

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: ヒ、 ひ.める、 ひそ.か、 かく.す
Meanings: secret, conceal
Readings: ケツ、 わかれ、 わかれ.る
Meanings: separation, part, secret
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal
Readings: コウ、 かんが.える、 かんが.え
Meanings: consider, think over