琵琶湖は日本最大の湖です。
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English Translation
Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.
Furigana
Romanji
Biwako wa Nippon saidai no mizuumi desu.
Words
琵琶湖
(びわこ)
Lake Biwa
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本
(にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
最大
(さいだい)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
湖
(みずうみ)
lake
です
(です)
be; is
Kanji
Readings: ビ、 ヒ
Meanings: glissando on strings, lute
Readings: ハ、 ベ、 ワ
Meaning: lute
Readings: コ、 みずうみ
Meaning: lake
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big