楽は苦の種苦は楽の種。

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楽 は 苦 の 種苦 は 楽 の 種 。

English Translation

One cannot have pain without pleasure, and one cannot have pleasure without pain.

Furigana

楽(らく)は苦(く)の種苦(たねく)は楽(らく)の種(たね)。

Romanji

Raku wa ku no taneku wa raku no tane.

Words

楽 (らく)

comfort; ease; raku pottery

は (は)

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

苦 (く)

pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship; duhkha (suffering)

の (の)

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

種 (たね)

seed; pip; kind; variety; quality; tone; material; matter; subject; theme; (news) copy; leaven (bread); cause; source; trick; secret; inside story

Kanji

楽

Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む

Meanings: music, comfort, ease

苦

Readings: ク、 くる.しい、 -ぐる.しい、 くる.しむ、 くる.しめる、 にが.い、 にが.る

Meanings: suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

種

Readings: シュ、 たね、 -ぐさ

Meanings: species, kind, class, variety, seed