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意見は究極的には感情によって決定されるのであって、理知によってではない。

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意見 究極的 感情 によって 決定される あって 理知 によって ない

English Translation

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.

Furigana

意見(いけん)究極的(きゅうきょくてき)には感情(かんじょう)によって決定(けってい)されるのであって、理知(りち)によってではない。

Romanji

Iken wa kyūkyokuteki ni wa kanjō niyotte ketteisareru no de atte, richi niyotte de wa nai.

Words

意見 (いけん)
opinion; view; comment
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
究極的 (きゅうきょくてき)
ultimate
()
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
感情 (かんじょう)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
に因って (によって)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
決定 (けってい)
decision; determination
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
理知 (りち)
intellect; intelligence
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: キュウ、 ク、 きわ.める
Meanings: research, study
Readings: キョク、 ゴク、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる
Meanings: poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation
Readings: ジョウ、 セイ、 なさ.け
Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom