ご存じのように人生は航海にたとえられる。

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English Translation

As you know, life is compared with a voyage.

Furigana

ご存(ぞん)じのように人生(じんせい)は航海(こうかい)にたとえられる。

Romanji

Gozonji no yōni jinsei wa kōkai ni tatoerareru.

Words

ご存じ (ごぞんじ)

knowing; (an) acquaintance

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

人生 (じんせい)

(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

は (は)

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

航海 (こうかい)

sail; voyage

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

例える (たとえる)

to compare; to liken; to speak figuratively; to illustrate; to use a simile