スペインの人口は日本の約三分の一である。

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English Translation

The population of Spain is about one-third as large as that of Japan.

Furigana

スペインの人口(じんこう)は日本(にっぽん)の約(やく)三(さん)分(ぶん)の一(いち)である。

Romanji

Supein no jinkō wa Nippon no yaku san bunno ichi de aru.

Words

西班牙 (スペイン)

Spain

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

人口 (じんこう)

population; common talk

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

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)