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人の出世は生まれながらの才能とはほとんど関係ない。

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出世 生まれながら 才能 ほとんど 関係 ない

English Translation

One's success in life has little to do with one's inborn gift.

Furigana

(ひと)出世(しゅっせ)()まれながらの才能(さいのう)とはほとんど関係(かんけい)ない。

Romanji

Hito no shusse wa umarenagara no sainō to wa hotondo kankei nai.

Words

(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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
出世 (しゅっせ)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
生まれながら (うまれながら)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
才能 (さいのう)
talent; ability
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
殆ど (ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
関係 (かんけい)
relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
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
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Readings: ケイ、 かか.る、 かかり、 -がかり、 かか.わる
Meanings: person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself