カズは日本一のサッカー選手と言われている。

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かずは日本一のサッカー選手と言われている。

English Translation

It is said that Kazu is the best soccer player in Japan.

Furigana

カズは日本一(にっぽんいち)のサッカー選手(せんしゅ)と言(い)われている。

Romanji

Kazu wa nippon'ichi no sakka- senshu to iwareteiru.

Words

数 (かず)

number; amount

は (は)

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

日本一 (にほんいち、にっぽんいち)

Japan's best; number one in Japan

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

サッカー (サッカー)

soccer; seersucker

選手 (せんしゅ)

player (in game); team member

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise