ほんの少数の人しかその事実を知らない。

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ほんの少数の人しかその事実を知らない。

English Translation

Only a handful of people know the fact.

Furigana

ほんの少数(しょうすう)の人(ひと)しかその事実(じじつ)を知(し)らない。

Romanji

Honno shōsū no hito shika sono jijitsu o shiranai.

Words

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

少数 (しょうすう)

minority; few

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

事実 (じじつ)

fact; truth; reality

を (を)

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.

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern