パスポートは所有者をある国の国民であることを確認し、海外への旅行を認めるためのものである。

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English Translation

A passport identifies you as a citizen of a country and allows you to travel to foreign countries.

Furigana

パスポートは所有者(しょゆうしゃ)をある国(くに)の国民(こくみん)であることを確認(かくにん)し、海外(かいがい)への旅行(りょこう)を認(みと)めるためのものである。

Romanji

Pasupo-to wa shoyūsha o aru kuni no kokumin de aru koto o kakuninshi, kaigai e no ryokō o mitomeru tame no mono de aru.

Words

パスポート (パスポート)

passport

は (は)

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

所有者 (しょゆうしゃ)

owner

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.

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

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

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

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

確認 (かくにん)

confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification

海外 (かいがい)

foreign; abroad; overseas

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

旅行 (りょこう)

travel; trip

認める (みとめる)

to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice; to deem; to judge; to assess; to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow; to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge); to watch steadily; to observe carefully; to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly