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Learn Japanese with Anime - Money Is Worth More Than Life!

In this video we’re going to analyse Tonegawa’s quote from Kaiji (Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor).

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Analysis

金 means “money”.

は is a topic particle which indicates that 金 is the topic he is talking about.

な is a particle which comes at the end of a word or phrase, usually used to convince someone in male speech.

命 means “life”.

より means “than”.

So 命より means “than life”.

重い means “heavy”. In this context, it means “important” or “worthy”.

んだ is used to make a sentence into an explanation for the previous context. So if it’s 金は命より重い without んだ he is just stating the fact that money is worth more than life regardless of the context. But with んだ, he makes it sound more persuasive in order to convince them to stop complaining about dying for money (He is explaining why they shouldn’t complain).

Sentences

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Quote

Money is worth more than life!

な (used to convince someone in male speech)

Hey, give up already.
I have something I want to tell you.
To be honest, I bought this for you.

より (than)

noun + より

I like anime more than manga.

i/na-adjective + より

Being nice is better than being cute.
A city is better lively than quiet.

verb + より

Going by train is faster than taking this bus.

んだ/んです (used to make a sentence into an explanation for the previous context)

It follows casual form of verb, i-adjective, na-adjective or noun. It can be affirmative, negative, present tense or past tense.

verb + んだ/んです

I will take leave today. I caught a cold.

i-adjective + んだ/んです

I want to quit my part-time job. The workplace relationship is wearing.

na-adjective + + んだ/んです

Why is it so quiet?
Note

んだ/んです in a question implies that you want an explanation for the question.

noun + + んだ/んです

It’s already this time. I have to go home.

Vocabulary

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akirameru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to give up
iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go
inochi
noun
  1. life (sometimes written as 生命)
omae
pronoun
  1. you (formerly honorific, now oft. derog. in ref. to an equal or inferior)
omoi
i adjective
  1. important (position, responsibility, etc.)
kau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to buy (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
kaeru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to return; to go home; to go back
kaze
noun
  1. (common) cold; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
kazewohiku
expression, godan verb
  1. to catch a cold
kawaii
i adjective
  1. cute; lovely; pretty
kyou
noun, adverb
  1. today
jitsuha
expression, adverb
  1. by the way
suki
na adjective, noun
  1. liked
  2. in love (with)

Kanji

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14 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. flourish, be bustling, prosperity
Readings
Kun'yomi: にぎ.わい、にぎ.やか、にぎ.わす、にぎ.わう。
On'yomi: シン。
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16 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. abandon, give up
Readings
Kun'yomi: あき.らめる、あきら.める、つまびらか、まこと。
On'yomi: タイ、テイ。
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2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. person
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひと、-と、-り。
On'yomi: ニン、ジン。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. now
Readings
Kun'yomi: いま。
On'yomi: コン、キン。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings
Kun'yomi: -か、-び、ひ。
On'yomi: ジツ、ニチ。
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6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. rest, day off, retire, sleep
Readings
Kun'yomi: やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める。
On'yomi: キュウ。
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6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. going, journey
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.く、ゆ.く、おこな.う、おこな.い、C、-い.き、-ゆ.き、-いき、-ゆき、おこ.なう。
On'yomi: C、A、ゴウ、コウ、アン、ヒン、A、ギョウ。
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7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. what
Readings
Kun'yomi: なに、なん、あが、なに.の、なん.の、なん.ぞ、いず.れ、なに-、なん-。
On'yomi: ガ、カ。
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7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. car
Readings
Kun'yomi: くるま。
On'yomi: シャ。
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8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. gold
Readings
Kun'yomi: かね、かな、-がね、かな-。
On'yomi: コン、キン、ゴン。
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9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. in front, before
Readings
Kun'yomi: まえ、さき、-まえ。
On'yomi: ゼン、セン。
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10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. time, hour
Readings
Kun'yomi: とき、-どき。
On'yomi: ジ、シ。
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12 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. interval, space
Readings
Kun'yomi: あいだ、ま、あい。
On'yomi: ケン、カン。
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13 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. electricity
Readings
Kun'yomi: いなずま。
On'yomi: デン、テン。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. direction, person, alternative
Readings
Kun'yomi: かた、まさ、-かた、-がた。
On'yomi: ホウ。
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6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. early, fast
Readings
Kun'yomi: はや.い、はや.まる、はや.める、そ、さわ、さか、さ-、はや、はや-。
On'yomi: サッ、ソウ。
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8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. brush-stroke, picture
Readings
Kun'yomi: えが.く、か.く、かぎ.る、はか.る、かく.する、はかりごと。
On'yomi: エ、ガ、ワク、カイ、カク。
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9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold
Readings
Kun'yomi: B、おも.い、かさ.ねる、かさ.なる、しげ、おも.なう、おも.り、しげる、さね、え、おも。
On'yomi: ジュウ、チョウ。
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9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. wind, air, style, manner
Readings
Kun'yomi: -かぜ、かぜ、かざ-。
On'yomi: フ、フウ。
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10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
Readings
Kun'yomi: かえ.る、かえ.す、おく.る、とつ.ぐ。
On'yomi: キ。

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