長くてだらしがないより短くて簡潔のほうがよい。

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長くて だらし ない より 短くて 簡潔 ほう よい

English Translation

Better short and sweet, than long and lax.

Furigana

(なが)くてだらしがないより(みじか)くて簡潔(かんけつ)のほうがよい。

Romanji

Nagakute darashi ga nai yori mijikakute kanketsu no hō ga yoi.

Words

長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
ダラシ (ダラシ)
dalasi
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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 ...
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
短い (みじかい)
short
簡潔 (かんけつ)
brevity; conciseness; simplicity
()
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
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Readings: カン、 ケン、 えら.ぶ、 ふだ
Meanings: simplicity, brevity
Readings: ケツ、 いさぎよ.い
Meanings: undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant