幸福が最高の価値であろうとなかろうと、人間はそれを切望する。

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English Translation

Whether happiness is the supreme value or not, it is earnestly desired by man.

Furigana

幸福(こうふく)が最高(さいこう)の価値(かち)であろうとなかろうと、人間(にんげん)はそれを切望(せつぼう)する。

Romanji

Kōfuku ga saikō no kachi de arou to nakarou to, ningen wa sore o setsubōsuru.

Words

幸福 (こうふく)

happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being

が (が)

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

最高 (さいこう)

highest; supreme; the most

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

価値 (かち)

value; worth; merit

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と (と)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

人間 (にんげん)

human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)

は (は)

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

其れ (それ)

that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you

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.

切望 (せつぼう)

longing for; earnest desire; desperate desire; hope; yearning; hankering