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Zach

問題は費用よりむしろ時間だ。

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問題 費用 より むしろ 時間

English Translation

The problem is not so much the cost as the time.

Furigana

問題(もんだい)費用(ひよう)よりむしろ時間(じかん)だ。

Romanji

Mondai wa hiyō yori mushiro jikan da.

Words

問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
費用 (ひよう)
cost; expense
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
寧ろ (むしろ)
rather; better; instead
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space