最初に試験を終えた生徒が必ずしも一番良い成績を取るとは限らない。

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最初 に 試験 を 終えた 生徒 が 必ずしも 一番 良い 成績 を 取る と は 限らない 。

English Translation

The student who finishes the examination first does not always get the best grade.

Furigana

最初(さいしょ)に試験(しけん)を終(お)えた生徒(せいと)が必(かなら)ずしも一番(いちばん)良(よ)い成績(せいせき)を取(と)るとは限(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Saisho ni shiken o oeta seito ga kanarazushimo ichiban yoi seiseki o toru to wa kagiranai.

Words

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

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

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

を (を)

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.

終える (おえる)

to finish; to graduate

生徒 (せいと)

pupil

が (が)

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

必ずしも (かならずしも)

not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely

一番 (いちばん)

number one; first; first place; best; most; game; round; bout; as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively; song (e.g. in Noh); piece

良い (よい)

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

成績 (せいせき)

results; record; grades; marks

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

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

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to

Kanji

最

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま

Meanings: utmost, most, extreme

初

Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め

Meanings: first time, beginning

試

Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す

Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

験

Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし

Meanings: verification, effect, testing

終

Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に

Meanings: end, finish

生

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う

Meanings: life, genuine, birth

徒

Readings: ト、 いたずら、 あだ

Meanings: on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people

必

Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず

Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

番

Readings: バン、 つが.い

Meanings: turn, number in a series

良

Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い

Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled

成

Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す

Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

績

Reading: セキ

Meanings: exploits, achievements, unreeling cocoons

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up

限

Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り

Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability