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成すべき仕事を見出した者は幸いなるかな。

Sentence Analyzer

成す べき 仕事 見出した 幸い なる

English Translation

Blessed is he who has found his work.

Furigana

()すべき仕事(しごと)見出(みいだ)した(もの)(さいわ)いなるかな。

Romanji

Nasu beki shigoto o miidashita mono wa saiwai naru ka na.

Words

為す (なす)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; to intend to; to attempt; to try
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
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.
見出す (みいだす、みだす)
to find out; to discover; to notice; to detect; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(もの、もん)
person
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
幸い (さいわい)
happiness; blessedness; luck; fortune; felicity; luckily; fortunately
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: コウ、 さいわ.い、 さち、 しあわ.せ
Meanings: happiness, blessing, fortune