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人の幸福は財産よりも人間性で決まる。

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幸福 財産 より 人間性 決まる

English Translation

A man's happiness depends on what he is rather than on what he has.

Furigana

(ひと)幸福(こうふく)財産(ざいさん)よりも人間性(にんげんせい)()まる。

Romanji

Hito no kōfuku wa zaisan yori mo ningensei de kimaru.

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
幸福 (こうふく)
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
財産 (ざいさん)
property; fortune; assets
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
人間性 (にんげんせい)
humanity; human nature
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
決まる (きまる)
to be decided; to be settled; to look good in (clothes)

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コウ、 さいわ.い、 さち、 しあわ.せ
Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune
Reading: フク
Meanings: blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
Readings: ザイ、 サイ、 ゾク、 たから
Meanings: property, money, wealth, assets
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 さが
Meanings: sex, gender, nature
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint