泣くことは悲しみを和らげる。

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泣く こと は 悲しみ を 和らげる 。

English Translation

To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

Furigana

泣(な)くことは悲(かな)しみを和(やわ)らげる。

Romanji

Naku koto wa kanashimi o yawarageru.

Words

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

事 (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

は (は)

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

悲しみ (かなしみ)

sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love

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.

和らげる (やわらげる)

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

Kanji

泣

Readings: キュウ、 な.く

Meanings: cry, weep, moan

悲

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ

Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret

和

Readings: ワ、 オ、 カ、 やわ.らぐ、 やわ.らげる、 なご.む、 なご.やか

Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan