個人の善意は大海の一滴にすぎません。

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個人の善意は大海の一滴にすぎません。

English Translation

Private charity is only a drop in the bucket.

Furigana

個人(こじん)の善意(ぜんい)は大海(たいかい)の一滴(いってき)にすぎません。

Romanji

Kojin no zen'i wa taikai no itteki ni sugimasen.

Words

個人 (こじん)

individual; private person; personal; private

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

善意 (ぜんい)

virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith

は (は)

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

大海 (たいかい、おおうみ)

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

一滴 (いってき、ひとしずく)

drop (of fluid)

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

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...