背が高くないことは不利ではない。

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背 が 高くない こと は 不利 で は ない 。

English Translation

Not being tall isn't a disadvantage.

Furigana

背(せ)が高(たか)くないことは不利(ふり)ではない。

Romanji

Se ga takakunai koto wa furi de wa nai.

Words

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

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

不利 (ふり)

disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable; unfavourable; drawback

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

背

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける

Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel

高

Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める

Meanings: tall, high, expensive

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

利

Readings: リ、 き.く

Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit