その小説は南北戦争を軸にしている。
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English Translation
The novel is centered on the Civil War.
Furigana
その小説 は南北戦争 を軸 にしている。
Romanji
Sono shōsetsu wa Nanbokusensō o jiku ni shiteiru.
Words
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...
小説
(しょうせつ)
novel; (short) story
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
南北戦争
(なんぼくせんそう)
(US) Civil War
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.
軸
(じく)
axis; stem; shaft; axle; center; focal point; key point
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
Kanji
Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: ナン、 ナ、 みなみ
Meaning: south
Readings: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
Readings: セン、 いくさ、 たたか.う、 おのの.く、 そよ.ぐ、 わなな.く
Meanings: war, battle, match
Readings: ソウ、 あらそ.う、 いか.でか
Meanings: contend, dispute, argue
Reading: ジク
Meanings: axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls