ライオンは勇気の象徴として用いられることが多い。

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English Translation

The lion is often used as a symbol of courage.

Furigana

ライオンは勇気(ゆうき)の象徴(しょうちょう)として用(もち)いられることが多(おお)い。

Romanji

Raion wa yūki no shōchō toshite mochiirareru koto ga ōi.

Words

ライオン (ライオン)

lion (Panthera leo)

は (は)

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

勇気 (ゆうき)

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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

象徴 (しょうちょう)

symbol

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

用いる (もちいる)

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

が (が)

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

多い (おおい)

many; numerous