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N1 · AdvancedMedium passagePassage #411
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おお大人おとなは、どもよりさきいるからぶんほうじんせいいるおもいるしかしこれウソあるかれいるのは「せいかつ」であって、けっじんせい」ではないせいかつかたいかにせいかつするかをいるのを、じんせいいることだとおもいるそしてせいかつおしことが、じんせいおしことだとちがいるのであるしかし、「せいかつ」と「じんせい」とはどちらも「ライフ」だが、このりょうしゃおおちがある。「ために」せいかつするのとどうこただろう。こういうほんてきところおおちがしているから小中学校しょうちゅうがっこうごとたいけんさせようといった(注1)にもつかないきょういくなる。(ちゅうりゃくせいかつひつようないねんれいには、せいかつひつようないことまなひつようあるのだ。それこのねんれいこのわずかかんのみゆるきわめてちょうかんなのだ。せいかつひつようないことは、じんせいひつようことだ。すなわちじんせいとはなにかんがためかんあるのは、このねんだい特権とっけんなのである

じんせいとはなにとは、そこにおいてせいかつのうなるところせいぞんそのものこれある。「いる」、すなわちそんざいする」とは、どういうことなのか。

このどのきょうも、それじゅんすいことおもしろわかるはずだ。こくにおいてことさんすうにおいてかず図形づけいにおいて物質ぶっしつせいめいしゃかいにおいてじんりん(注2)どれこのそんざいちゅうするものだとはずだ。にんげんせいしんへんてきいとなとしてぶんえんものひとつないどれぶんじんせいやくまなだとはずなのだ。

いけあきにんげんしん――かんがことなくによる

ちゅう1)にもつかないここでは、ばかばかしい

ちゅう2)じんりんひととしてまもべきみち

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  1. 1多くの大人について、筆者はどのように考えているか。
  2. 2筆者によると、子供にとって必要なのはどのような時間か。
  3. 3「人生とは何か」と問うことによって、筆者は何がわかると考えているか。

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Vocabulary9 words
  • 先にさきに
    • ·previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently
    • ·first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier
    • ·beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
    N1
  • いかに
    • ·how; in what way
    • ·how (much); to what extent
    • ·however (much); no matter how
    • ·hey; oi
    N1
  • 問うとうAs it appears here: 問われたら
    • ·to ask; to inquire
    • ·to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with
    • ·to care about; to regard as important
    • ·to call into question; to doubt; to question
    N1
  • 体験たいけん
    • ·(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
    N1
  • きわめて
    • ·exceedingly; extremely; decisively
    N1
  • 特権とっけん
    • ·privilege; special right
    N1
  • 問うとう
    • ·to ask; to inquire
    • ·to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to pursue (question of responsibility); to charge with
    • ·to care about; to regard as important
    • ·to call into question; to doubt; to question
    N1
  • 教科きょうか
    • ·subject; curriculum
    N1
  • 終わるおわるAs it appears here: 終わり
    • ·to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over
    • ·to finish; to complete; to conclude
    • ·to finish doing
    • ·to be past its (one's) prime
    • ·to be awful; to be terrible; to suck; to be hopeless
    N1
Other levels79 words
  • 大人おとな
    • ·adult; grown-up
    N5
  • 子供こども
    • ·child; children
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知って
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·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
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·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
    N5
  • 教えるおしえる
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • どちら
    • ·which way; which direction; where
    • ·which one (esp. of two alternatives)
    • ·who
    N5
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • 何のどの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • どう
    • ·how; in what way; how about
    N5
  • 答えるこたえる
    • ·to answer; to reply
    N5
  • ところ
    • ·place; spot; scene; site
    • ·address
    • ·district; area; locality
    • ·one's house
    • ·point; aspect; side; facet
    • ·passage (in text); part
    • ·space; room
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·whereupon; as a result
    • ·about to; on the verge of
    • ·was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
    • ·approximately; around; about
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: して
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·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
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·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
    N5
  • 仕事しごと
    • ·work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
    • ·work
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: させよう
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·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
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·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
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • ある
    • ·to be; to exist; to live
    • ·to have
    • ·to be located
    • ·to be equipped with
    • ·to happen; to come about
    • ·to exist (in a completed state); to be (something unchanged in its current state)
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • のむAs it appears here: のみ
    • ·to drink; to swallow; to take (medicine)
    • ·to smoke (tobacco)
    • ·to swallow up; to engulf
    • ·to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down; to hold back; to swallow (one's tears); to catch (one's breath)
    • ·to accept (a demand, conditions, etc.); to agree to
    • ·to make light of (someone); to think nothing of; to overwhelm; to overawe
    • ·to carry (a concealed dagger, etc.); to conceal (up one's sleeve, etc.)
    N5
  • 時間じかん
    • ·time
    • ·hour
    • ·period; class; lesson
    N5
  • そこ
    • ·there (place relatively near listener)
    • ·there (place just mentioned); that place
    • ·then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
    • ·you
    N5
  • どの
    • ·which; what (way)
    N5
  • 知るしる
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • わかる
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • 言葉ことば
    • ·language; dialect
    • ·word; phrase; expression; term
    • ·speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language
    • ·words; remark; statement; comment
    • ·learning to speak; language acquisition
    N5
  • どれ
    • ·which (of three or more)
    • ·well; now; c'mon
    N5
  • 知るしるAs it appears here: 知ろう
    • ·to know; to be aware (of); to be conscious (of); to learn (of); to find out; to discover
    • ·to sense; to feel; to notice; to realize
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to appreciate
    • ·to remember; to be familiar with; to be acquainted with
    • ·to experience; to go through; to know (e.g. hardship)
    • ·to get acquainted with (a person); to get to know
    • ·to have to do with; to be concerned with; to be one's concern; to be one's responsibility
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • ひとつ
    • ·one
    • ·for one thing
    • ·only
    • ·(not) even
    • ·just (e.g. "just try it")
    • ·some kind of; one type of
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • みち
    • ·road; path; street; lane; passage
    • ·route; way
    • ·distance; journey
    • ·road (e.g. to victory); course
    • ·way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
    • ·teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
    • ·field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
    • ·means; way; method
    N5
  • 生きるいきるAs it appears here: 生きて
    • ·to live; to exist
    • ·to make a living; to subsist
    • ·to be in effect; to be in use; to function
    • ·to come to life; to be enlivened
    • ·to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
    N4
  • 思うおもうAs it appears here: 思って
    • ·to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon
    • ·to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
    • ·to judge; to assess; to regard
    • ·to imagine; to suppose; to dream
    • ·to expect; to look forward to
    • ·to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
    • ·to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love
    • ·to recall; to remember
    N4
  • 生活せいかつ
    • ·life; living
    • ·livelihood; (one's) living
    N4
  • 決してけっして
    • ·(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
    N4
  • 仕方しかた
    • ·way; method; means; resource; course
    N4
  • 間違えるまちがえるAs it appears here: 間違えて
    • ·to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly
    • ·to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
    N4
  • ため
    • ·good; advantage; benefit; welfare
    • ·sake; purpose; objective; aim
    • ·consequence; result; effect
    • ·affecting; regarding; concerning
    N4
  • 教育きょういく
    • ·education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
    • ·culture; cultivation; education
    N4
  • 必要ひつよう
    • ·necessary; needed; essential; indispensable
    • ·necessity; need; requirement
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえる
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • はず
    • ·should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
    • ·nock (of a bow)
    • ·nock (of an arrow)
    • ·nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
    • ·wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
    N4
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 役に立つやくにたつ
    • ·to be helpful; to be useful
    N4
  • ほう
    • ·direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
    • ·side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
    • ·type; category
    • ·field (of study, etc.)
    • ·indicates one side of a comparison
    • ·way; method; manner; means
    • ·length (of each side of a square)
    N3
  • 人生じんせい
    • ·(one's) life
    N3
  • こと
    • ·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; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 年齢ねんれい
    • ·age; years
    N3
  • 学ぶまなぶ
    • ·to learn; to study; to take lessons in
    N3
  • わずか
    • ·a little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin)
    • ·only; just; merely; no more than
    N3
  • 期間きかん
    • ·period; term; interval
    N3
  • 許すゆるすAs it appears here: 許された
    • ·to permit; to allow; to approve; to consent to
    • ·to forgive; to pardon; to excuse; to tolerate
    • ·to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to release; to let off
    • ·to acknowledge; to admit
    • ·to trust; to confide in; to let one's guard down
    • ·to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.); to yield
    N3
  • 貴重きちょう
    • ·precious; valuable
    N3
  • すなわち
    • ·that is (to say); namely; i.e.
    • ·precisely; exactly; just; nothing but; neither more nor less
    • ·(and) then
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 年代ねんだい
    • ·age; era; period; date
    N3
  • 可能かのう
    • ·possible; potential; practicable; feasible
    N3
  • 問いとい
    • ·question; query
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • 不思議ふしぎ
    • ·wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
    • ·strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
    N3
  • 国語こくご
    • ·national language
    • ·Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
    • ·one's native language; mother tongue
    • ·native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
    N3
  • かず
    • ·number; amount
    N3
  • 物質ぶっしつ
    • ·material; substance
    • ·matter
    N3
  • 生命せいめい
    • ·life; existence
    • ·(one's) working life; career
    • ·life force; lifeblood; soul; essence
    N3
  • 宇宙うちゅう
    • ·universe; cosmos; space
    N3
  • 人間にんげん
    • ·human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
    • ·character (of a person)
    N3
  • 精神せいしん
    • ·mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos
    • ·attitude; mentality; will; intention
    • ·spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance
    N3
  • 自身じしん
    • ·(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
    N3
  • ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 守るまもる
    • ·to protect; to guard; to defend
    • ·to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
    N3
  • つくAs it appears here: つかない
    • ·to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to start burning
    • ·to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
    N2
  • 生存せいぞん
    • ·existence; being; life; survival
    N2
  • 純粋じゅんすい
    • ·pure; true; genuine; unmixed
    N2
  • 算数さんすう
    • ·arithmetic
    • ·calculation
    N2
  • 図形づけい
    • ·figure; shape; graphic
    N2
  • 理科りか
    • ·science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.)
    • ·faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university)
    • ·science (as a school subject)
    N2
Grammar2 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • いかにN1

    Formal adverb emphasizing degree or manner — 'how ~', or with ~ても 'however much ~'.

    生活の仕方、いかに生活するかを知っているのを、人生を知っていることだと思っている。

    They think that knowing how to live, knowing how to conduct one's daily life, means knowing life itself.

  • だの~だのN13 times in this passage

    Reduplicated listing particle citing examples with a tone of complaint or exasperation ("what with X and Y and all that").

    それはこの年齢、このわずかな期間にのみ許された、きわめて貴重な時間なのだ。

    It is an extraordinarily precious period, permitted only at this age and during this brief span of time.

Other levels24 patterns
  • といったN2

    Introduces representative examples before a summarizing noun — "(things) such as ~", "~ and the like".

    こういう基本的なところで大間違いをしているから、小中学校で仕事体験をさせようといった愚にもつかない教育になる。

    It is because of such a fundamental mistake that we end up with absurd forms of education such as making elementary and junior-high students undergo work-experience programs.

  • のみN2

    formal/written equivalent of だけ, limiting to one thing — 'only ~', 'nothing but ~'

    それはこの年齢、このわずかな期間にのみ許された、きわめて貴重な時間なのだ。

    It is an extraordinarily precious period, permitted only at this age and during this brief span of time.

  • よりもN3

    Emphatic comparison marking one thing as exceeding another — 'even more than, rather than'.

    多くの大人は、子供よりも先に生きているから、自分の方が人生を知っていると思っている。

    Many adults think that because they have lived longer than children, they know more about life.

  • 決して~ないN3

    Adverb pairing with a following negative to stress absolute denial, 'never / by no means / not at all'.

    彼らが知っているのは「生活」であって、決して「人生」ではない。

    What they know is “living,” not “life” itself.

  • ためにN32 times in this passage

    marks a purpose ('in order to') or a cause ('because of / owing to').

    「何のために」生活するのと問われたら、どう答えるだろう。

    If asked, “For what purpose do we live our daily lives?”, how would they answer?

  • ところでN3

    After a past-plain verb, concedes that even carrying out the action would be pointless — "even if ~; no matter how much ~, it's no use".

    こういう基本的なところで大間違いをしているから、小中学校で仕事体験をさせようといった愚にもつかない教育になる。

    It is because of such a fundamental mistake that we end up with absurd forms of education such as making elementary and junior-high students undergo work-experience programs.

  • すなわちN32 times in this passage

    Conjunction restating or clarifying the preceding statement, 'namely / that is / in other words'.

    すなわち、人生とは何かを考えるための時間があるのは、この年代の特権なのである。

    In other words, having time to think about what life is constitutes the privilege of this age.

  • において/におけるN35 times in this passage

    Formally marks the place, time, or domain in which something holds, 'in / at / regarding'.

    「人生とは何か」とは、そこにおいて生活が可能となるところの生存そのもの、これを問う問いである。

    The question “What is life?” is a question about existence itself, within which daily living becomes possible.

  • 的(てき)N3

    A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).

    人間精神の普遍的な営みとして、自分と無縁なものはひとつもない。

    As universal activities of the human spirit, not one of them is unrelated to oneself.

  • としてN32 times in this passage

    Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".

    人間精神の普遍的な営みとして、自分と無縁なものはひとつもない。

    As universal activities of the human spirit, not one of them is unrelated to oneself.

  • によって/によるN3

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    (池田晶子『人間自身――考えることに終わりなく』による

    (From Ikeda Akiko, “Human Beings Themselves—There Is No End to Thinking”)

  • と思う(とおもう)N42 times in this passage

    Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.

    多くの大人は、子供よりも先に生きているから、自分の方が人生を知っていると思っている。

    Many adults think that because they have lived longer than children, they know more about life.

  • たらN4

    Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').

    「何のために」生活するのと問われたら、どう答えるだろう。

    If asked, “For what purpose do we live our daily lives?”, how would they answer?

  • 必要がある(ひつようがある)N4

    States that doing something is necessary or required — 'need to, it is necessary to'.

    (中略)生活の必要のない年齢には、生活に必要のないことを学ぶ必要があるのだ。

    (Omitted) At an age when one has no need to make a living, one needs to learn things that are unnecessary for making a living.

  • に気がつく(にきがつく)N4

    To notice or become aware of something, the noticed thing marked by に, 'to notice / realize ~.'

    この問いの不思議に気がつけば、どの教科も、それを純粋に知ることの面白さがわかるはずだ。

    Once you notice the wonder of this question, you should be able to appreciate the sheer pleasure of knowing each school subject for its own sake.

  • はずだN43 times in this passage

    Expresses the speaker's reasoned confidence that something is or should be the case — 'should, ought to, is supposed to'.

    この問いの不思議に気がつけば、どの教科も、それを純粋に知ることの面白さがわかるはずだ

    Once you notice the wonder of this question, you should be able to appreciate the sheer pleasure of knowing each school subject for its own sake.

  • 〜ているN510 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    多くの大人は、子供よりも先に生きているから、自分の方が人生を知っていると思っている。

    Many adults think that because they have lived longer than children, they know more about life.

  • より〜ほうがN5

    Expresses comparison or preference — 'B is more ... than A / would rather B' (A より B のほうが).

    多くの大人は、子供よりも先に生きているから、自分の方が人生を知っていると思っている。

    Many adults think that because they have lived longer than children, they know more about life.

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

    Contrastive conjunction joining two sentences, 'however / but'.

    しかしこれはウソである。

    But that is false.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

    Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".

    彼らが知っているのは「生活」であって、決して「人生」ではない

    What they know is “living,” not “life” itself.

  • そしてN5

    Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.

    そして生活を教えることが、人生を教えることだと間違えているのである。

    And they mistakenly believe that teaching someone how to live is the same as teaching them about life.

  • のでN5

    Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.

    そして生活を教えることが、人生を教えることだと間違えているのである。

    And they mistakenly believe that teaching someone how to live is the same as teaching them about life.

  • だろうN5

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    「何のために」生活するのと問われたら、どう答えるだろう

    If asked, “For what purpose do we live our daily lives?”, how would they answer?

  • がありますN5

    States the existence or possession of an inanimate thing, "there is / to have".

    すなわち、人生とは何かを考えるための時間があるのは、この年代の特権なのである。

    In other words, having time to think about what life is constitutes the privilege of this age.

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