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強大な権力を有する大国が存在する限り、戦争は避け難い。

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強大な 権力 有する 大国 存在する 限り 戦争 避け 難い

English Translation

As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

Furigana

強大(きょうだい)権力(けんりょく)(ゆう)する大国(たいこく)存在(そんざい)する(かぎ)り、戦争(せんそう)()(がた)い。

Romanji

Kyōdaina kenryoku o yūsuru taikoku ga sonzaisuru kagiri, sensō wa sake gatai.

Words

強大 (きょうだい)
mighty; powerful
権力 (けんりょく)
(political) power; authority; influence
()
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.
(ゆう)
existence; possession; having; limited company
大国 (たいこく)
large country; major powers
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
存在 (そんざい)
existence; being
限り (かぎり)
limit; limits; bounds; degree; extent; scope; as far as possible; as much as possible; to the best of one's ability; very much; unless (after neg. verb); the end; the last; as long as; only
戦争 (せんそう)
war
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
避ける (さける、よける)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
難い (かたい)
difficult; hard

Kanji

Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ケン、 ゴン、 おもり、 かり、 はか.る
Meanings: authority, power, rights
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ソン、 ゾン、 ながら.える、 あ.る、 たも.つ、 と.う
Meanings: exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
Readings: ザイ、 あ.る
Meanings: exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
Readings: ゲン、 かぎ.る、 かぎ.り、 -かぎ.り
Meanings: limit, restrict, to best of ability
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Readings: ヒ、 さ.ける、 よ.ける
Meanings: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect