私は本を読むことによって知識を得る。

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私は本を読むことによって知識を得る。

English Translation

I get knowledge by reading books.

Furigana

私(わたし)は本(ほん)を読(よ)むことによって知識(ちしき)を得(え)る。

Romanji

Watashi wa hon o yomu koto niyotte chishiki o eru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

に因って (によって)

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

知識 (ちしき)

knowledge; information

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain