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人間の魂は空よりも大きく、大洋よりも深い。

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人間 より 大きく 大洋 より 深い

English Translation

The soul of man is larger than the sky and deeper than the ocean.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)(たましい)(そら)よりも(おお)きく、大洋(たいよう)よりも(ふか)い。

Romanji

Ningen no tamashii wa sora yori mo ōkiku, Taiyō yori mo fukai.

Words

人間 (にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
()
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
(たましい、だましい、たま)
soul; spirit
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(そら)
sky; the heavens
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
大きい (おおきい)
big; large; great; loud
大洋 (たいよう)
ocean
深い (ふかい)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: コン、 たましい、 たま
Meanings: soul, spirit
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Reading: ヨウ
Meanings: ocean, western style
Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-
Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen