一般に男子の方が女子より背が高い。

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一般に男子の方が女子より背が高い。

English Translation

Boys, as a rule, are taller than girls.

Furigana

一般(いっぱん)に男子(だんし)の方(ほう)が女子(じょし)より背(せ)が高(たか)い。

Romanji

Ippan ni danshi no hō ga joshi yori se ga takai.

Words

一般 (いっぱん)

general; universal; ordinary; average; common

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

男子 (だんし)

youth; young man

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

方 (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")

が (が)

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

女子 (じょし、おなご、おみなご)

woman; girl

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

背 (せい)

height; stature

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive