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誕生は、ある意味では、死の始めである。

Sentence Analyzer

誕生 ある 意味 始め ある

English Translation

Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.

Furigana

誕生(たんじょう)は、ある意味(いみ)では、()(はじ)めである。

Romanji

Tanjō wa, aru imi de wa, shi no hajime de aru.

Words

誕生 (たんじょう)
birth; creation; formation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
意味 (いみ)
meaning; significance
(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.
()
death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
()
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
始め (はじめ)
beginning; start; outset; opening; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: タン
Meanings: nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう
Meanings: flavor, taste
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin