健康は富にまさる。なぜなら前者は後者より大事なことだから。

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English Translation

Health is above wealth, for the former is more important than the latter.

Furigana

健康(けんこう)は富(とみ)にまさる。なぜなら前者(ぜんしゃ)は後者(こうしゃ)より大事(だいじ)なことだから。

Romanji

Kenkō wa tomi ni masaru. naze nara zensha wa kōsha yori daijina koto da kara.

Words

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

は (は)

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

富 (とみ)

riches; wealth; fortune; resources; lottery

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

勝る (まさる)

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to have an edge; to be superior; to outrival; to outweigh; to preponderate

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

だ (だ)

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

前者 (ぜんしゃ)

the former

後者 (こうしゃ)

the latter

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

大事 (だいじ、おおごと)

important; valuable; serious matter

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

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since