我々は、昼は働き夜は休む。

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我々 は 、 昼 は 働き 夜 は 休む 。

English Translation

We work by day, and rest by night.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は、昼(ひる)は働(はたら)き夜(よる)は休(やす)む。

Romanji

Wareware wa, hiru wa hataraki yoru wa yasumu.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

we

は (は)

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

昼 (ひる)

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

働く (はたらく)

to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice; to be conjugated

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

休む (やすむ)

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business

Kanji

我

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-

Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

昼

Readings: チュウ、 ひる

Meanings: daytime, noon

働

Readings: ドウ、 リュク、 リキ、 ロク、 リョク、 はたら.く

Meanings: work, (kokuji)

夜

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる

Meanings: night, evening

休

Readings: キュウ、 やす.む、 やす.まる、 やす.める

Meanings: rest, day off, retire, sleep