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人柄のほうが財産よりも重要である。

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人柄 ほう 財産 より 重要 ある

English Translation

What you are is more important than what you have.

Furigana

人柄(ひとがら)のほうが財産(ざいさん)よりも重要(じゅうよう)である。

Romanji

Hitogara no hō ga zaisan yori mo jūyō de aru.

Words

人柄 (ひとがら)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
()
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
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
財産 (ざいさん)
property; fortune; assets
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
重要 (じゅうよう)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ヘイ、 がら、 え、 つか
Meanings: design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft
Readings: ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク、 たから
Meanings: property, money, wealth, assets
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to