自分の子供を持ってはじめて親の苦労がわかる。

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English Translation

It is only when you have your own children that you realize the trouble of parenthood.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)の子供(こども)を持(も)ってはじめて親(おや)の苦労(くろう)がわかる。

Romanji

Jibun no kodomo o motte hajimete oya no kurō ga wakaru.

Words

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

子供 (こども)

child; children

を (を)

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

初めて (はじめて)

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

親 (おや)

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); founder; (pet) owner

苦労 (くろう)

troubles; hardships

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out