近ごろでは、結婚の動機は必ずしも純粋なものではない。

Sentence Analyzer

近ごろ で は 、 結婚 の 動機 は 必ずしも 純粋な もの で は ない 。

English Translation

These days, the motive for marriage is not necessarily pure.

Furigana

近(ちか)ごろでは、結婚(けっこん)の動機(どうき)は必(かなら)ずしも純粋(じゅんすい)なものではない。

Romanji

Chikagoro de wa, kekkon no dōki wa kanarazushimo junsuina mono de wa nai.

Words

近頃 (ちかごろ)

lately; recently; nowadays

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.

は (は)

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

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

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

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

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

近

Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

婚

Reading: コン

Meaning: marriage

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

純

Reading: ジュン

Meanings: genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit)

粋

Readings: スイ、 いき

Meanings: chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice