健康を失って初めて健康のありがたみがわかる。

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健康 失って 初めて 健康 ありがたみ わかる

English Translation

People do not know the blessing of good health until they lose it.

Furigana

健康(けんこう)(うしな)って(はじ)めて健康(けんこう)のありがたみがわかる。

Romanji

Kenkō o ushinatte hajimete kenkō no arigatami ga wakaru.

Words

健康 (けんこう)
health; sound; wholesome
()
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.
失う (うしなう)
to lose; to part with
初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
()
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
有り難み (ありがたみ)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 すこ.やか
Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence
Reading: コウ
Meanings: ease, peace
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning