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重要なのはゴールではなく、そこに至る道程である。

Sentence Analyzer

重要な ごーる なく そこ 至る 道程 ある

English Translation

It is not the goal but the way there that matters.

Furigana

重要(じゅうよう)なのはゴールではなく、そこに(いた)道程(どうてい)である。

Romanji

Jūyōna no wa go-ru de wa naku, soko ni itaru dōtei de aru.

Words

重要 (じゅうよう)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ゴール (ゴール)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; winning post; Gaul
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
其処 (そこ)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you
()
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
至る (いたる)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain; to lead to (a place); to get to; to come; to arrive; to result in
道のり (みちのり、どうてい)
distance; journey; itinerary; way; process
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ジュウ、 チョウ、 え、 おも.い、 おも.り、 おも.なう、 かさ.ねる、 かさ.なる、 おも
Meanings: heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: シ、 いた.る
Meanings: climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: テイ、 ほど、 -ほど
Meanings: extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount