結婚して不幸になるより、独身で平穏無事に暮らした方がいい。

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English Translation

Better be still single than ill married.

Furigana

結婚(けっこん)して不幸(ふこう)になるより、独身(どくしん)で平穏(へいおん)無事(ぶじ)に暮(く)らした方(ほう)がいい。

Romanji

Kekkonshite fukō ni naru yori, dokushin de heion buji ni kurashita hō ga ii.

Words

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

不幸 (ふこう)

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

より (より)

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

独身 (どくしん)

bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

平穏 (へいおん)

tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

無事 (ぶじ)

safety; peace; quietness

暮らす (くらす)

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK