仕事と遊びを結び付けるのは難しい。

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仕事と遊びを結び付けるのは難しい。

English Translation

It is hard to combine business with pleasure.

Furigana

仕事(しごと)と遊(あそ)びを結(むす)び付(つ)けるのは難(むずか)しい。

Romanji

Shigoto to asobi o musubitsukeru no wa muzukashii.

Words

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

遊び (あそび)

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

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.

結び付ける (むすびつける)

to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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

は (は)

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

難しい (むずかしい、むつかしい)

difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky