今の若い人たちに一番必要なのは、自分でものを考える習慣を付けることだ。

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English Translation

What is most necessary for young men today is to develop the habit of thinking for themselves.

Furigana

今(いま)の若(わか)い人(ひと)たちに一番(いちばん)必要(ひつよう)なのは、自分(じぶん)でものを考(かんが)える習慣(しゅうかん)を付(つ)けることだ。

Romanji

Ima no wakai hitotachi ni ichiban hitsuyōna no wa, jibun de mono o kangaeru shūkan o tsukeru koto da.

Words

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

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

若い (わかい)

young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

人達 (ひとたち)

people

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

一番 (いちばん)

number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

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

だ (だ)

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

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.

考える (かんがえる)

to think about; to take into consideration; to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something); to intend; to decide (to do); to plan; to come up with; to devise; to scheme; to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to suspect; to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something); to look on

習慣 (しゅうかん)

habit; custom; cultural practice

付ける (つける)

to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry; to appraise; to set (a price); to allot; to budget; to assign; to bring alongside; to place (under guard or doctor); to follow; to shadow; to load; to give (courage to); to keep (an eye on); to establish (relations or understanding); to turn on (light)

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