芸術作品とは人間の活動の最終的な生産物であり、人類のあらゆる精神的な苦痛と、果てしない苦労と、挫折した努力を最後に正当化してくれるものなのだと私は思っていた。
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English Translation
The work of art, I decided, was the final product of human activity, and the final justification for all the misery, the endless toil and the frustrated strivings of humanity.
Furigana
Romanji
Geijutsu sakuhin to wa ningen no katsudō no saishūteki na seisanbutsu de ari, jinrui no arayuru seishinteki na kutsū to, hateshinai kurō to, zasetsushita doryoku o saigo ni seitōka shitekureru mono na no da to watashi wa omotteita.
Words
芸術
(げいじゅつ)
(fine) art; the arts
作品
(さくひん)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
人間
(にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
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
活動
(かつどう)
action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
最終的
(さいしゅうてき)
final; eventual
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
生産物
(せいさんぶつ)
products
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
人類
(じんるい)
mankind; humanity
有らゆる
(あらゆる)
all; every
精神的
(せいしんてき)
mental; emotional
苦痛
(くつう)
pain; agony; bitterness
果てしない
(はてしない)
endless; boundless; everlasting
苦労
(くろう)
troubles; hardships
挫折
(ざせつ)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
努力
(どりょく)
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
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.
最後
(さいご)
last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent; no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments
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
正当化
(せいとうか)
justification; warrant
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
者
(もの、もん)
person
私
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
思う
(おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
Kanji
Readings: ゲイ、 ウン、 う.える、 のり、 わざ
Meanings: technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
Readings: ジュツ、 すべ
Meanings: art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: ヒン、 ホン、 しな
Meanings: goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: カツ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける
Meanings: lively, resuscitation, being helped, living
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に
Meanings: end, finish
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: サン、 う.む、 う.まれる、 うぶ-、 む.す
Meanings: products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ルイ、 たぐ.い
Meanings: sort, kind, variety, class, genus
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る
Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Readings: ツウ、 いた.い、 いた.む、 いた.ましい、 いた.める
Meanings: pain, hurt, damage, bruise
Readings: カ、 は.たす、 はた.す、 -は.たす、 は.てる、 -は.てる、 は.て
Meanings: fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed
Readings: ロウ、 ろう.する、 いたわ.る、 いた.ずき、 ねぎら、 つか.れる、 ねぎら.う
Meanings: labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble
Readings: ザ、 サ、 くじ.く、 くじ.ける
Meanings: crush, break, sprain, discourage
Readings: セツ、 お.る、 おり、 お.り、 -お.り、 お.れる
Meanings: fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
Readings: ド、 つと.める
Meanings: toil, diligent, as much as possible
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think