自分だけの幸せを追求して生きるべきではない。

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English Translation

You shouldn't live merely in pursuit of your own happiness.

Furigana

自分(じぶん)だけの幸(しあわ)せを追求(ついきゅう)して生(い)きるべきではない。

Romanji

Jibun dake no shiawase o tsuikyūshite ikiru beki de wa nai.

Words

自分 (じぶん)

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

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

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

幸せ (しあわせ、しやわせ)

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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.

追求 (ついきゅう)

pursuing (goal); pursuit; seeking; search; to pursue (e.g. goal); to seek

生きる (いきる)

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)

可し (べし)

shall; should; must

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

は (は)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix