私は毎朝早く起きるくらいなら死んだ方がましだ。

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私 は 毎朝 早く 起きる くらい なら 死んだ 方 が まし だ 。

English Translation

I would sooner die than get up early every morning.

Furigana

私(わたし)は毎朝(まいあさ)早(はや)く起(お)きるくらいなら死(し)んだ方(ほう)がましだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa maiasa hayaku okiru kurai nara shinda hō ga mashi da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

毎朝 (まいあさ、まいちょう)

every morning

早い (はやい)

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

起きる (おきる)

to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire); to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

くらい (くらい、ぐらい)

approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like

だ (だ)

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

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

増し (まし、マシ)

better; less objectionable; preferable; more; increase; extra; increase; growth

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

毎

Readings: マイ、 ごと、 -ごと.に

Meaning: every

朝

Readings: チョウ、 あさ

Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

早

Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-

Meanings: early, fast

起

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative