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勝負は問題ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

勝負 問題 ない

English Translation

It doesn't matter whether you win or not.

Furigana

勝負(しょうぶ)問題(もんだい)ではない。

Romanji

Shōbu wa mondai de wa nai.

Words

勝負 (しょうぶ)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game; bout
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 か.つ、 -が.ち、 まさ.る、 すぐ.れる、 かつ
Meanings: victory, win, prevail, excel
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility
Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject