人生は短く時のたつのは速い。
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English Translation
Life is short and time is swift.
Furigana
Romanji
Jinsei wa mijikaku toki no tatsu no wa hayai.
Words
人生
(じんせい)
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
短い
(みじかい)
short
時
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
の
(の)
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
起つ
(たつ)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
早い
(はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
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: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか
Meanings: quick, fast