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しかしながら、伝達の手段として言語を持っているのは、人間だけである。

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しかしながら 伝達 手段 として 言語 持っている 人間 だけ ある

English Translation

However, only the human community has verbal languages as a means of communication.

Furigana

しかしながら、伝達(でんたつ)手段(しゅだん)として言語(げんご)()っているのは、人間(にんげん)だけである。

Romanji

Shikashinagara, dentatsu no shudan toshite gengo o motteiru no wa, ningen dake de aru.

Words

然しながら (しかしながら)
however; nevertheless
伝達 (でんたつ)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
()
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
手段 (しゅだん)
means; way; measure
として (として)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)
language
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
人間 (にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space