オリンピック競技で大切なことは、勝つことでなく参加することである。

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English Translation

The important thing about the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part in them.

Furigana

オリンピック競技(きょうぎ)で大切(たいせつ)なことは、勝(か)つことでなく参加(さんか)することである。

Romanji

Orinpikku kyōgi de taisetsuna koto wa, katsu koto denaku sankasuru koto de aru.

Words

オリンピック (オリンピック)

Olympics

競技 (きょうぎ)

game; match; contest

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.

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful

事 (こと、こん)

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; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

勝つ (かつ)

to win; to gain victory

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

参加 (さんか)

participation

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...