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競争それ自体は悪くない。

Sentence Analyzer

競争 それ 自体 悪くない

English Translation

Competition is not bad in itself.

Furigana

競争(きょうそう)それ自体(じたい)(わる)くない。

Romanji

Kyōsō sore jitai wa warukunai.

Words

競争 (きょうそう)
competition; contest; to compete
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
自体 (じたい)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally; by nature; from the start
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
悪い (わるい)
bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

Kanji

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: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち
Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
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