意志のあるところに道あり。

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意志 の ある ところに 道 あり 。

English Translation

Where there's a will, there's a way.

Furigana

意志(いし)のあるところに道(みち)あり。

Romanji

Ishi no aru tokoroni michi ari.

Words

意志 (いし)

will; volition; intention; intent; determination

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

在り (あり)

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

Kanji

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

志

Readings: シ、 シリング、 こころざ.す、 こころざし

Meanings: intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings