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女は女であることを、男が男であることを喜ぶように喜ぶべきである。

Sentence Analyzer

ある こと ある こと 喜ぶ ように 喜ぶ べき ある

English Translation

Women ought to be as glad to be women as men are to be men.

Furigana

(おんな)(おんな)であることを、(おとこ)(おとこ)であることを(よろこ)ぶように(よろこ)ぶべきである。

Romanji

Onna wa onna de aru koto o, otoko ga otoko de aru koto o yorokobu yōni yorokobu beki de aru.

Words

(おんな、おみな、おうな、うみな、おな)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(おとこ、おっこ)
man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
喜ぶ (よろこぶ)
to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
可し (べし)
shall; should; must

Kanji

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め
Meanings: woman, female
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: キ、 よろこ.ぶ、 よろこ.ばす
Meanings: rejoice, take pleasure in