古典を読むことは容易ではない。

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古典を読むことは容易ではない。

English Translation

Reading classics is not easy.

Furigana

古典(こてん)を読(よ)むことは容易(ようい)ではない。

Romanji

Koten o yomu koto wa yōi de wa nai.

Words

古典 (こてん)

old book; classics; classic

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

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

は (は)

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

容易 (ようい)

easy; simple; plain

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix