国が偉大であるには必ずしも大国である必要はない。

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国 が 偉大 で ある に は 必ずしも 大国 で ある 必要 は ない 。

English Translation

A nation need not necessarily be powerful to be great.

Furigana

国(くに)が偉大(いだい)であるには必(かなら)ずしも大国(たいこく)である必要(ひつよう)はない。

Romanji

Kuni ga idai de aru ni wa kanarazushimo taikoku de aru hitsuyō wa nai.

Words

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

が (が)

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

偉大 (いだい)

greatness

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

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

は (は)

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

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

大国 (たいこく)

large country; major powers

必要 (ひつよう)

necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

偉

Readings: イ、 えら.い

Meanings: admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to