私はそんな不正をするくらいなら死んだ方がいい。

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私 は そんな 不正 を する くらい なら 死んだ 方 が いい 。

English Translation

I would rather die than do such an unfair thing.

Furigana

私(わたし)はそんな不正(ふせい)をするくらいなら死(し)んだ方(ほう)がいい。

Romanji

Watashi wa sonna fusei o suru kurai nara shinda hō ga ii.

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

そんな (そんな)

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

不正 (ふせい)

injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

正

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に

Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

死

Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-

Meanings: death, die

方

Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた

Meanings: direction, person, alternative