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商業の生命は正直な取引である。

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商業 生命 正直な 取引 ある

English Translation

The soul of commerce is upright dealing.

Furigana

商業(しょうぎょう)生命(せいめい)正直(しょうじき)取引(とりひき)である。

Romanji

Shōgyō no seimei wa shōjikina torihiki de aru.

Words

商業 (しょうぎょう)
commerce; trade; business
()
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
生命 (せいめい)
life; existence
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
正直 (しょうじき)
honesty; integrity; frankness; honestly; frankly
取引 (とりひき)
transactions; dealings; business
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
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: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to