魅力は見る目を打つが、真価は魂を勝ち取る。

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English Translation

Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.

Furigana

魅力(みりょく)は見(み)る目(め)を打(う)つが、真価(しんか)は魂(たましい)を勝(か)ち取(と)る。

Romanji

Miryoku wa miru me o utsu ga, shinka wa tamashii o kachitoru.

Words

魅力 (みりょく)

charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal

は (は)

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

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

打つ (うつ)

to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress; to touch; to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to type; to send; to transmit; to insert; to write in; to mark; to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle; to throw; to cast; to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal)

が (が)

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

真価 (しんか)

true value; real worth

魂 (たましい、だましい、たま)

soul; spirit

勝ち取る (かちとる)

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)