「馬鹿」という言葉は、悪い言葉だと言われているが、私の成長してきた環境では、それほど悪い言葉ではなかったように思う。

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English Translation

I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.

Furigana

「馬鹿(ばか)」という言葉(ことば)は、悪(わる)い言葉(ことば)だと言(い)われているが、私(わたし)の成長(せいちょう)してきた環境(かんきょう)では、それほど悪(わる)い言葉(ことば)ではなかったように思(おも)う。

Romanji

" baka" toiu kotoba wa, warui kotoba da to iwareteiru ga, watashi no seichōshitekita kankyō de wa, sorehodo warui kotoba de wa nakatta yōni omou.

Words

馬鹿 (ばか、バカ)

fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly; absurdity; foolish; stupid; dull; absurd; ridiculous; Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

は (は)

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

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

が (が)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

成長 (せいちょう)

growth; grow to adulthood

環境 (かんきょう)

environment; circumstance

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.

それ程 (それほど)

to that degree; extent

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember