競争は本来悪いものではない。

競争は本来悪いものではない。

Competition is not by nature evil.

競争(きょうそう)は本来(ほんらい)悪(わる)いものではない。

Kyōsō wa honrai warui mono de wa nai.

競争 (きょうそう)

competition; contest; to compete

は (は)

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

本来 (ほんらい)

originally; primarily; essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; proper; legal

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

Readings: キョウ、ケイ、きそ.う、せ.る、くら.べる

Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race

Readings: ソウ、あらそ.う、いか.でか

Meanings: contend, dispute, argue

Readings: ホン、もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

Readings: ライ、タイ、く.る、きた.る、きた.す、き.たす、き.たる、き、こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become

Readings: アク、オ、わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、 -にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む

Meanings: bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong