人間の力は自然に及ばない。

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人間の力は自然に及ばない。

English Translation

Nature is beyond mortal control.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)の力(ちから)は自然(しぜん)に及(およ)ばない。

Romanji

Ningen no chikara wa shizen ni oyobanai.

Words

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

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

力 (ちから)

force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty; efficacy; effect; effort; endeavours (endeavors); exertions; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency; support; help; aid; assistance; stress; emphasis; means; resources

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

自然 (しぜん)

nature; spontaneity; naturally; spontaneously

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

及ぶ (およぶ)

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for); to commit (a crime); to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)