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近頃では、結婚の動機は必ずしも純粋とは限らない。

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近頃 結婚 動機 必ずしも 純粋 限らない

English Translation

These days, the motives for marriage are not necessarily pure.

Furigana

近頃(ちかごろ)では、結婚(けっこん)動機(どうき)(かなら)ずしも純粋(じゅんすい)とは(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Chikagoro de wa, kekkon no dōki wa kanarazushimo junsui to wa kagiranai.

Words

近頃 (ちかごろ)
lately; recently; nowadays
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
結婚 (けっこん)
marriage
()
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
動機 (どうき)
motive; incentive; motif
必ずしも (かならずしも)
not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely
純粋 (じゅんすい)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
限る (かぎる)
to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Kanji

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Reading: コン
Meaning: marriage
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: キ、 はた
Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Reading: ジュン
Meanings: genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)
Readings: スイ、 いき
Meanings: chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability