試合に勝つことは重要だが、フェアプレーのほうがもっと重要である。大切なのは勝つことではないことを、理解しなければならない。

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English Translation

Winning the competition is important. However, fair play is more important. You need to understand that winning is not the most important thing.

Furigana

試合(しあい)に勝(か)つことは重要(じゅうよう)だが、フェアプレーのほうがもっと重要(じゅうよう)である。大切(たいせつ)なのは勝(か)つことではないことを、理解(りかい)しなければならない。

Romanji

Shiai ni katsu koto wa jūyō da ga, fyeapure- no hō ga motto jūyō de aru. taisetsuna no wa katsu koto de wa nai koto o, rikaishinakerebanaranai.

Words

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

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

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

重要 (じゅうよう)

important; momentous; essential; principal; major

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

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

フェアプレー (フェアプレー、フェア・プレー)

fair play

の (の)

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

もっと (もっと)

(some) more; even more; longer; further

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

大切 (たいせつ、たいせち)

important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy