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この社しゃ会かいにはどこかに中ちゅう心しんがあって、自じ分ぶんはその中ちゅう心しんから遠とおく離はなれたところに押おしやられ（注1）ていると感かんじている人ひとは多おおい。しかし、私わたしは私わたし自じ身しんの「生いきる意い味み」を創そう造ぞうし、私わたしの生いきる世せ界かいに意い味みを与あたえる存そん在ざいなのであり、世せ界かいの中ちゅう心しんは私わたし自じ身しんにあるのだ。しかし、それは「自じ己こチュー」（注2）の世せ界かいではない。なぜなら、私わたし自じ身しんが意い味みを生うみ出だす中ちゅう心しんであることを認みとめるとき、私わたしたちの周まわりには私わたしだけでなくたくさんの中ちゅう心しんがあることが分わかってくるからだ。

（上うえ田だ紀行のりゆき『生いきる意い味み』による）

（注ちゅう1）押おしやる：押おしてどける

（注ちゅう2）自じ己こチュー：自じ己こ中ちゅう心しんのこと。自じ分ぶんのことしか考かんがえないこと

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Vocabulary1 words
  • 創造そうぞう
    • ·creation
    • ·Creation (by God)
    N1
Other levels34 words
  • この
    • ·this
    • ·last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    • ·you (as in "you liar")
    N5
  • どこ
    • ·where; what place
    • ·how much (long, far); what extent
    N5
  • あるAs it appears here: あって
    • ·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
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • 遠いとおいAs it appears here: 遠く
    • ·far; distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance
    • ·distant (past); remote (in time); remote; far-removed (in time)
    • ·distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone)
    • ·far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.); not similar; way off
    • ·hard (of hearing)
    • ·nearsighted
    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
  • 人ひと
    • ·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
  • 多いおおい
    • ·many; numerous; a lot
    • ·large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
    • ·frequent; common
    N5
  • しかし
    • ·however; but
    N5
  • 私わたし
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • 意味いみ
    • ·meaning; significance; sense
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: し
    • ·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
  • 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
  • たくさん
    • ·a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
    • ·enough; sufficient
    • ·enough; too many; too much
    N5
  • 分かるわかるAs it appears here: 分かって
    • ·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
  • 押すおすAs it appears here: 押して
    • ·to push; to thrust; to shove
    • ·to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on
    • ·to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal)
    • ·to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
    • ·to push (someone for something); to press; to put pressure on (someone)
    • ·to overwhelm; to overpower; to put (someone) under pressure; to be superior to
    • ·to push ahead (with a policy, plan, etc.); to proceed; to stick to
    • ·to do ... in spite of ...; to defy; to brave; to push aside
    • ·to make sure
    • ·to fall behind schedule
    • ·to push; to extend one's stones forward by pushing against opponent's stones
    N5
  • 社会しゃかい
    • ·society; public; community; the world
    • ·social studies
    N4
  • 生きるいきる
    • ·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
  • 世界せかい
    • ·the world; society; the universe
    • ·sphere; circle; world
    • ·world-renowned; world-famous
    • ·realm governed by one Buddha; space
    N4
  • 周りまわり
    • ·circumference; girth
    • ·surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    • ·people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考えない
    • ·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
  • 中心ちゅうしん
    • ·center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
    • ·-centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on
    N3
  • 離れるはなれるAs it appears here: 離れた
    • ·to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
    • ·to leave; to go away
    • ·to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up
    • ·to lose connection with; to drift away from
    N3
  • 感じるかんじるAs it appears here: 感じて
    • ·to feel; to sense; to experience
    • ·to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to be impressed (by); to respond (to)
    • ·to become infected with (an illness); to catch
    N3
  • 与えるあたえる
    • ·to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
    • ·to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
    • ·to assign
    • ·to cause
    • ·to pass (a variable to a function)
    N3
  • 存在そんざい
    • ·existence; being; presence
    N3
  • なぜなら
    • ·because; the reason is; if you want to know why
    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
  • 認めるみとめる
    • ·to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
    • ·to deem; to judge; to assess
    • ·to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
    • ·to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
    • ·to watch steadily; to observe carefully
    • ·to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • どける
    • ·to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
    N2
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • だの～だのN1

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

    しかし、私は私自身の「生きる意味」を創造し、私の生きる世界に意味を与える存在なのであり、世界の中心は私自身にあるのだ。

    Yet I am the one who creates my own “meaning of life” and gives meaning to the world in which I live; the center of the world lies within me.

Other levels10 patterns
  • ところにN2

    Marks the exact moment one action is underway or just finished when another event breaks in; 'just when / right as'.

    この社会にはどこかに中心があって、自分はその中心から遠く離れたところに押しやられていると感じている人は多い。

    Many people feel that somewhere in this society there is a center, while they themselves have been pushed far away from it.

  • なぜならN3

    A sentence-initial conjunction that introduces the reason for what was just said — "because / the reason is that".

    なぜなら、私自身が意味を生み出す中心であることを認めるとき、私たちの周りには私だけでなくたくさんの中心があることが分かってくるからだ。

    This is because, once we recognize ourselves as centers that create meaning, we come to realize that there are many centers around us, not just ourselves.

  • だけでなくN3

    Correlative adding a further item beyond the one stated — 'not only ... (but also)'.

    なぜなら、私自身が意味を生み出す中心であることを認めるとき、私たちの周りには私だけでなくたくさんの中心があることが分かってくるからだ。

    This is because, once we recognize ourselves as centers that create meaning, we come to realize that there are many centers around us, not just ourselves.

  • 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'.

    （上田紀行『生きる意味』による）

    (Based on Ueda Noriyuki, “The Meaning of Life”)

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    なぜなら、私自身が意味を生み出す中心であることを認めるとき、私たちの周りには私だけでなくたくさんの中心があることが分かってくるからだ。

    This is because, once we recognize ourselves as centers that create meaning, we come to realize that there are many centers around us, not just ourselves.

  • 〜てくるN4

    Verb te-form plus 来る, marking motion toward the speaker or the gradual onset of a state — 'come to do' / 'start to / become'.

    なぜなら、私自身が意味を生み出す中心であることを認めるとき、私たちの周りには私だけでなくたくさんの中心があることが分かってくるからだ。

    This is because, once we recognize ourselves as centers that create meaning, we come to realize that there are many centers around us, not just ourselves.

  • がありますN52 times in this passage

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

    この社会にはどこかに中心があって、自分はその中心から遠く離れたところに押しやられていると感じている人は多い。

    Many people feel that somewhere in this society there is a center, while they themselves have been pushed far away from it.

  • 〜ているN52 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”.

    この社会にはどこかに中心があって、自分はその中心から遠く離れたところに押しやられていると感じている人は多い。

    Many people feel that somewhere in this society there is a center, while they themselves have been pushed far away from it.

  • しかしN52 times in this passage

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

    しかし、私は私自身の「生きる意味」を創造し、私の生きる世界に意味を与える存在なのであり、世界の中心は私自身にあるのだ。

    Yet I am the one who creates my own “meaning of life” and gives meaning to the world in which I live; the center of the world lies within me.

  • じゃない・ではないN5

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

    しかし、それは「自己チュー」の世界ではない。

    This, however, is not a “self-centered” world.

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