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力と脅しによるリーダーシップには確かにマイナス面があることは確かだ。

Sentence Analyzer

脅し による リーダーシップ 確か まいなす面 ある こと 確か

English Translation

Certainly there are downsides to leadership by coercion and force.

Furigana

(ちから)(おど)しによるリーダーシップには(たし)かにマイナス(めん)があることは(たし)かだ。

Romanji

Chikara to odoshi niyoru ri-da-shippu ni wa tashika ni mainasumen ga aru koto wa tashika da.

Words

(ちから)
force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy; capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty; efficacy; effect; effort; endeavours (endeavors); exertions; power; authority; influence; good offices; agency; support; help; aid; assistance; stress; emphasis; means; resources
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
脅す (おどす)
to threaten; to menace; to bully
に依る (による)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
リーダーシップ (リーダーシップ)
leadership
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
確か (たしか)
sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
マイナス面 (マイナスめん)
negative aspect; downside; disadvantage
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: キョウ、 おびや.かす、 おど.す、 おど.かす
Meanings: threaten, coerce
Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
Readings: メン、 ベン、 おも、 おもて、 つら
Meanings: mask, face, features, surface