詩人は人生を航海にたとえてきた。

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詩人は人生を航海にたとえてきた。

English Translation

Poets have compared life to a voyage.

Furigana

詩人(しじん)は人生(じんせい)を航海(こうかい)にたとえてきた。

Romanji

Shijin wa jinsei o kōkai ni tatoetekita.

Words

詩人 (しじん)

poet

は (は)

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

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

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.

航海 (こうかい)

sail; voyage

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

例える (たとえる)

to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile