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きん
こうふく
幸福
どういつし
同一視
するなんてばかげたこと
It is foolish to equate money with happiness.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)
2. valuable; of highest value
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0
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being  (mainly literary)
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4 3
class with; put on par with; regard in the same light as
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1
noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
1. how ..!; what ..!  (often written with kana only)
2. what (questioning)
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Most common form: ばかげた
noun or verb acting prenominally
absurd; foolish
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
コウ   さち    しあわ    さいわ happiness   
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フク    fortune, blessing   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
フク    fill   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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デン   た rice field   
ドウ   おな same   
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wide mouth
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wide
シ    seeing   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
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