わたしはわたしに道をひらいてくれた人を尊敬する。

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English Translation

I have a respect for those who went before me.

Furigana

わたしはわたしに道(みち)をひらいてくれた人(ひと)を尊敬(そんけい)する。

Romanji

Watashi wa watashi ni michi o hiraitekureta hito o sonkeisuru.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

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

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

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.

開く (ひらく)

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack; to bloom; to unfold; to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.); to give; to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root); to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

尊敬 (そんけい)

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

Kanji

道

Readings: ドウ、トウ、みち

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

人

Readings: ジン、ニン、ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

尊

Readings: ソン、たっと.い、とうと.い、たっと.ぶ、とうと.ぶ

Meanings: revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted

敬

Readings: ケイ、キョウ、うやま.う

Meanings: awe, respect, honor, revere