ほとんどの人は逸見氏が関西出身だとは知らない。

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English Translation

Few people know that Mr Itsumi is from Kansai.

Furigana

ほとんどの人(ひと)は逸見(いつみ)氏(し)が関西(かんさい)出身(しゅっしん)だとは知(し)らない。

Romanji

Hotondo no hito wa Itsumi shi ga Kansai shusshin da to wa shiranai.

Words

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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

は (は)

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

氏 (し)

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people

が (が)

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

関西 (かんさい、かんせい)

Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)

出身 (しゅっしん)

person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

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

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