サッカーは日本で以前よりも今人気がある。

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サッカー は 日本 で 以前 より も 今 人気 が ある 。

English Translation

Soccer is more popular in Japan than it used to be.

Furigana

サッカーは日本(にっぽん)で以前(いぜん)よりも今(こん)人気(にんき)がある。

Romanji

Sakka- wa Nippon de izen yori mo kon ninki ga aru.

Words

サッカー (サッカー)

soccer; seersucker

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

以前 (いぜん)

ago; since; before; previous

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

今 (こん)

the current ...; this; today's ...

人気 (にんき)

popularity; popular feeling; business conditions

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

以

Readings: イ、 もっ.て

Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

今

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま

Meaning: now

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood