その勤勉な商人は自分の祖先を崇拝しています。

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English Translation

The industrious merchant worships his ancestors.

Furigana

その勤勉(きんべん)な商人(しょうにん)は自分(じぶん)の祖先(そせん)を崇拝(すうはい)しています。

Romanji

Sono kinbenna shōnin wa jibun no sosen o sūhaishiteimasu.

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...

勤勉 (きんべん)

diligent; industrious

商人 (しょうにん、あきんど、あきうど、あきゅうど、あきびと)

trader; shopkeeper; merchant

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

祖先 (そせん)

ancestor

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.

崇拝 (すうはい)

worship; adoration; admiration; cult