一年の計は元旦にあり。

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一年の計は元旦にあり。

English Translation

New Year's Day is the key to the year.

Furigana

一(いち)年(ねん)の計(けい)は元旦(がんたん)にあり。

Romanji

Ichi nen no kei wa gantan ni ari.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

計 (けい)

plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)

は (は)

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

元旦 (がんたん)

New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

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

在り (あり)

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; passable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have