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Zach

この地区には書店が少ない。

Sentence Analyzer

この 地区 書店 少ない

English Translation

There are few bookstores in this area.

Furigana

この地区(ちく)には書店(しょてん)(すく)ない。

Romanji

Kono chiku ni wa shoten ga sukunai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
地区 (ちく)
district; section; sector
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
書店 (しょてん)
bookshop; bookstore
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
少ない (すくない)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ク、 オウ、 コウ
Meanings: ward, district
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little