一般的に言えば、日本の女性はしとやかである。

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English Translation

Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest.

Furigana

一般的(いっぱんてき)に言(い)えば、日本(にっぽん)の女性(じょせい)はしとやかである。

Romanji

Ippanteki ni ieba, Nippon no josei wa shitoyaka de aru.

Words

一般的 (いっぱんてき)

popular; typical; general

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

は (は)

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

淑やか (しとやか)

graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet; well-mannered; refined (behavior)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...