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どちらの王子が正統な王位継承者か。

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どちら 王子 正統 王位 継承者

English Translation

Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?

Furigana

どちらの王子(おうじ)正統(せいとう)王位(おうい)継承者(けいしょうしゃ)か。

Romanji

Dochira no ōji ga seitō na ōi keishōsha ka.

Words

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
()
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
王子 (おうじ)
prince
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
正統 (せいとう、しょうとう)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
王位 (おうい)
the throne; the crown
継承者 (けいしょうしゃ)
successor
()
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

Readings: オウ、 -ノウ
Meanings: king, rule, magnate
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 ただ.しい、 ただ.す、 まさ、 まさ.に
Meanings: correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Readings: トウ、 す.べる、 ほび.る
Meanings: overall, relationship, ruling, governing
Readings: イ、 くらい、 ぐらい
Meanings: rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some
Readings: ケイ、 つ.ぐ、 まま-
Meanings: inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)
Readings: ショウ、 ジョウ、 うけたまわ.る、 う.ける、 ささ.げる、 とど.める、 こ.らす、 つい.で、 すく.う
Meanings: acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person