秋の夜長は読書にまさるものはありません。

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English Translation

There's nothing better than reading in the long autumn nights.

Furigana

秋(あき)の夜長(よなが)は読書(どくしょ)にまさるものはありません。

Romanji

Aki no yonaga wa dokusho ni masaru mono wa arimasen.

Words

秋 (あき)

autumn; fall

の (の)

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

夜長 (よなが)

long night (esp. of autumn)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

読書 (どくしょ、とくしょ)

reading

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

勝る (まさる)

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate

者 (もの、もん)

person

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about