大切なことは勝つことではなく参加することだ。

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English Translation

The important thing is not to win but to take part.

Furigana

大切(たいせつ)なことは勝(か)つことではなく参加(さんか)することだ。

Romanji

Taisetsuna koto wa katsu koto de wa naku sankasuru koto da.

Words

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

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 ...

参加 (さんか)

participation