すべての文化には何本かの共通する糸が通っている。

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English Translation

Some common threads run through all cultures.

Furigana

すべての文化(ぶんか)には何(なん)本(ほん)かの共通(きょうつう)する糸(いと)が通(かよ)っている。

Romanji

Subete no bunka ni wa nan hon ka no kyōtsūsuru ito ga kayotteiru.

Words

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

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

文化 (ぶんか)

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

か (か)

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

共通 (きょうつう)

commonness; community; to be common; to be shared; -wide

糸 (いと)

thread; yarn; string

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

通う (かよう)

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble