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幸福とは、どれだけのものを所有しているのかにあるのではありません。

Sentence Analyzer

幸福 どれ だけ もの 所有している ある ありません

English Translation

Happiness does not consist of how much you possess.

Furigana

幸福(こうふく)とは、どれだけのものを所有(しょゆう)しているのかにあるのではありません。

Romanji

Kōfuku to wa, dore dake no mono o shoyūshiteiru no ka ni aru no de wa arimasen.

Words

幸福 (こうふく)
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何れ (どれ)
which (of three or more); whichever; any; well; now; let me see
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
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
(もの、もん)
thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly
()
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.
所有 (しょゆう)
one's possessions; ownership
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
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
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 さいわ.い、 さち、 しあわ.せ
Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune
Reading: フク
Meanings: blessing, fortune, luck, wealth
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx