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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

人生をそう悲観してはいけない。

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人生 そう 悲観して はいけない

English Translation

You had better not take such a hopeless view of life.

Furigana

人生(じんせい)をそう悲観(ひかん)してはいけない。

Romanji

Jinsei o sō hikanshite waikenai.

Words

人生 (じんせい)
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
()
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.
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
悲観 (ひかん)
pessimism; disappointment
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ
Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Readings: カン、 み.る、 しめ.す
Meanings: outlook, look, appearance, condition, view