可愛い子には旅をさせた方がいいのよ。今の内に少しは苦労させた方が本人のためよ。

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English Translation

I'd send my kid out on his own for a while if I were you. A few hard knocks at this point might do him some good.

Furigana

可愛(かわい)い子(こ)には旅(たび)をさせた方(ほう)がいいのよ。今(いま)の内(うち)に少(すこ)しは苦労(くろう)させた方(ほう)が本人(ほんにん)のためよ。

Romanji

Kawaii ko ni wa tabi o saseta hō ga ii no yo. ima no uchini sukoshi wa kurōsaseta hō ga honnin no tame yo.

Words

可愛い (かわいい、かわゆい)

cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty; dear; precious; darling; pet; cute little; tiny

子 (こ)

child; young (animal); young woman; young geisha; offshoot; interest; new shares; player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); bird egg; -er (often of young women)

に (に)

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

は (は)

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

旅 (たび)

travel; trip; journey

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

苦労 (くろう)

troubles; hardships

本人 (ほんにん)

the person himself

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning