文学を読めば心が養われる。

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文学 を 読めば 心 が 養われる 。

English Translation

Reading of literature nourishes the mind.

Furigana

文学(ぶんがく)を読(よ)めば心(こころ)が養(やしな)われる。

Romanji

Bungaku o yomeba kokoro ga yashinawareru.

Words

文学 (ぶんがく)

literature

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

養う (やしなう)

to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up; to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

読

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read

心

Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ

Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

養

Readings: ヨウ、 リョウ、 やしな.う

Meanings: foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture