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私はそんな不正をするくらいなら死んだ方がいい。

Sentence Analyzer

そんな 不正 する くらい なら 死んだ いい

English Translation

I would rather die than do such an unfair thing.

Furigana

(わたし)はそんな不正(ふせい)をするくらいなら()んだ(ほう)がいい。

Romanji

Watashi wa sonna fusei o suru kurai nara shinda hō ga ii.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
そんな (そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
不正 (ふせい)
injustice; unfairness; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity; dishonesty; illegality; fraud
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
くらい (くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
死ぬ (しぬ)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop
(かた)
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Readings: シ、 し.ぬ、 し.に-
Meanings: death, die
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative