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若いころに受けた印象ほど鮮やかに心に残るものはない。

Sentence Analyzer

若い ころに 受けた 印象 ほど 鮮やか 残る もの ない

English Translation

Nothing is left so vividly in our mind as the impressions we received in our younger days.

Furigana

(わか)いころに()けた印象(いんしょう)ほど(あざ)やかに(こころ)(のこ)るものはない。

Romanji

Wakai koroni uketa inshō hodo azayaka ni kokoro ni nokoru mono wa nai.

Words

若い (わかい)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
受ける (うける)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well
印象 (いんしょう)
impression
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
鮮やか (あざやか)
vivid; bright; brilliant; clear; fresh; vibrant; skillful; skilful; adept; adroit; deft; brilliant; beautiful; fine; excellent
()
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
(こころ)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
残る (のこる)
to remain; to be left
(もの、もん)
person
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ジャク、 ニャク、 ニャ、 わか.い、 わか-、 も.しくわ、 も.し、 も.しくは、 ごと.し
Meanings: young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Readings: イン、 しるし、 -じるし、 しる.す
Meanings: stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India
Readings: ショウ、 ゾウ、 かたど.る
Meanings: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)
Readings: セン、 あざ.やか
Meanings: fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り
Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance