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勤勉が成功へのかぎであることはいうまでもない。

Sentence Analyzer

勤勉 成功 かぎ ある こと いう まで ない

English Translation

It goes without saying that diligence is a key to success.

Furigana

勤勉(きんべん)成功(せいこう)へのかぎであることはいうまでもない。

Romanji

Kinben ga seikō e no kagi de aru koto wa iu made mo nai.

Words

勤勉 (きんべん)
diligent; industrious
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
成功 (せいこう)
success; hit
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
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
(かぎ)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: キン、 ゴン、 つと.める、 -づと.め、 つと.まる、 いそ.しむ
Meanings: diligence, become employed, serve
Readings: ベン、 つと.める
Meanings: exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: コウ、 ク、 いさお
Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit