健全な民主主義には対立した二等が不可欠だ。

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English Translation

Two rival parties are essential to good democratic government.

Furigana

健全(けんぜん)な民主(みんしゅ)主義(しゅぎ)には対立(たいりつ)した二(に)等(とう)が不可欠(ふかけつ)だ。

Romanji

Kenzenna minshu shugi ni wa tairitsushita ni tō ga fukaketsu da.

Words

健全 (けんぜん)

health; soundness; wholesome

民主 (みんしゅ)

democracy; popular sovereignty; democratic

主義 (しゅぎ)

doctrine; rule; principle

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

対立 (たいりつ)

confrontation; opposition; antagonism

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

等 (とう)

class; order; rank; et cetera; etc.; and the like; equal; iso-

が (が)

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

不可欠 (ふかけつ)

indispensable; essential

だ (だ)

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

Kanji

健

Readings: ケン、すこ.やか

Meanings: healthy, health, strength, persistence

全

Readings: ゼン、まった.く、すべ.て

Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

民

Readings: ミン、たみ

Meanings: people, nation, subjects

主

Readings: シュ、ス、シュウ、ぬし、おも、あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

義

Reading: ギ

Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

対

Readings: タイ、ツイ、あいて、こた.える、そろ.い、つれあ.い、なら.ぶ、むか.う

Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare

立

Readings: リツ、リュウ、リットル、た.つ、 -た.つ、た.ち-、た.てる、 -た.てる、た.て-、たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる

Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect

二

Readings: ニ、ジ、ふた、ふた.つ、ふたたび

Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)

等

Readings: トウ、ひと.しい、など、 -ら

Meanings: etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar

不

Readings: フ、ブ

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

可

Readings: カ、コク、 -べ.き、 -べ.し

Meanings: can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not

欠

Readings: ケツ、ケン、か.ける、か.く

Meanings: lack, gap, fail, yawning radical (no. 76)