彼は先人と同じ道を歩むことを名誉だと信じている。

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English Translation

He believes it to be an honor to follow in his predecessor's footsteps.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は先人(せんじん)と同(おな)じ道(みち)を歩(あゆ)むことを名誉(めいよ)だと信(しん)じている。

Romanji

Kare wa senjin to onaji michi o ayumu koto o meiyo da to shinjiteiru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

先人 (せんじん)

predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

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.

歩む (あゆむ)

to walk; to go on foot

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

名誉 (めいよ)

honor; honour; credit; prestige

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

信じる (しんじる)

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in