喜びに同情するより悲しみに同情するほうが容易だ。
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English Translation
It is easier to sympathize with sorrow than to sympathize with joy.
Furigana
Romanji
Yorokobi ni dōjōsuru yori kanashimi ni dōjōsuru hō ga yōi da.
Words
喜び
(よろこび)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing; congratulations; felicitations
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
同情
(どうじょう)
sympathy; compassion; sympathize; sympathise; pity; feel for
より
(より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
悲しみ
(かなしみ)
sadness; sorrow; grief; affection; love
切っ先
(きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
容易
(ようい)
easy; simple; plain
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: キ、 よろこ.ぶ、 よろこ.ばす
Meanings: rejoice, take pleasure in
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ
Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret
Readings: ヨウ、 い.れる
Meanings: contain, form, looks
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination