学生は読書の技能を磨くべきだ。
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English Translation
Students should develop their reading skills.
Furigana
Romanji
Gakusei wa dokusho no ginō o migaku beki da.
Words
学生
(がくせい)
student (esp. a university student)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
読書
(どくしょ、とくしょ)
reading
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
技能
(ぎのう)
technical skill; ability; capacity
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.
磨く
(みがく)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine; to improve
可し
(べし)
shall; should; must
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ギ、 わざ
Meanings: skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: マ、 みが.く、 す.る
Meanings: grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)