速い者が競争に勝つとは限らない。

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速い 者 が 競争 に 勝つ と は 限らない 。

English Translation

The race is not to the swift.

Furigana

速(はや)い者(もの)が競争(きょうそう)に勝(か)つとは限(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Hayai mono ga kyōsō ni katsu to wa kagiranai.

Words

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

者 (もの、もん)

person

が (が)

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

競争 (きょうそう)

competition; contest; to compete

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

勝つ (かつ)

to win; to gain victory

と (と)

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

は (は)

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

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Kanji

速

Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか

Meanings: quick, fast

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

競

Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる

Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

争

Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue

勝

Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ

Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel

限

Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability