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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

捨てる神あれば拾う神あり。やっと採用試験に合格したよ。

Sentence Analyzer

捨てる あれば 拾う あり やっと 採用 試験 合格した

English Translation

When one lucky spirit abandons you another picks you up. I just passed an exam for a job.

Furigana

()てる(かみ)あれば(ひろ)(かみ)あり。やっと採用(さいよう)試験(しけん)合格(ごうかく)したよ。

Romanji

Suteru kami areba hirou kami ari. yatto saiyō shiken ni gōkakushita yo.

Words

捨てる (すてる)
to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon; to desert; to leave; to give up; to resign
(かみ、かむ、かん)
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami; incredible; fantastic; emperor of Japan; thunder
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
拾う (ひろう)
to pick up; to find; to gather
在り (あり)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; passable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
やっと (やっと)
at last; at length; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth
採用 (さいよう)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement; recruitment
試験 (しけん)
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
()
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
合格 (ごうかく)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: シャ、 す.てる
Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: シュウ、 ジュウ、 ひろ.う
Meanings: pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten
Readings: サイ、 と.る
Meanings: pick, take, fetch, take up
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: カク、 コウ、 キャク、 ゴウ
Meanings: status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)