スポーツではチームの和が成功には欠かせません。

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English Translation

In sport, team harmony is vital to success.

Furigana

スポーツではチームの和(わ)が成功(せいこう)には欠(か)かせません。

Romanji

Supo-tsu de wa chi-mu no wa ga seikō ni wa kakasemasen.

Words

スポーツ (スポーツ)

sport; sports

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

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

チーム (チーム、ティーム)

team

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

和 (わ)

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

が (が)

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

成功 (せいこう)

success; hit

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

欠く (かく)

to chip; to nick; to break; to crack; to lack

Kanji

和

Readings: ワ、オ、カ、やわ.らぐ、やわ.らげる、なご.む、なご.やか

Meanings: harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan

成

Readings: セイ、ジョウ、な.る、な.す、 -な.す

Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

功

Readings: コウ、ク、いさお

Meanings: achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

欠

Readings: ケツ、ケン、か.ける、か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)