ワシントンとニューヨークのどちらが、合衆国の首都ですか。

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ワシントン と ニューヨーク の どちら が 、 合衆国 の 首都 です か 。

English Translation

Which is the capital of the United States, Washington or New York?

Furigana

ワシントンとニューヨークのどちらが、合衆国(がっしゅうこく)の首都(しゅと)ですか。

Romanji

Washinton to Nyu-Yo-Ku no dochira ga, Gasshūkoku no shuto desu ka.

Words

華府 (ワシントン)

Washington, DC (capital of the United States of America); Washington (US state)

と (と)

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

紐育 (ニューヨーク)

New York (US state, city)

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

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)

which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

が (が)

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

合衆国 (がっしゅうこく)

federal state; United States of America

首都 (しゅと)

capital city; metropolis

です (です)

be; is

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

合

Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

衆

Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おお.い

Meanings: masses, great numbers, multitude, populace

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

首

Readings: シュ、 くび

Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems

都

Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ

Meanings: metropolis, capital