イルカは哺乳類の一種です。

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イルカは哺乳類の一種です。

English Translation

A dolphin is a kind of mammal.

Furigana

イルカは哺乳類(ほにゅうるい)の一(いち)種(しゅ)です。

Romanji

Iruka wa honyūrui no ichi shu desu.

Words

海豚 (いるか、イルカ)

dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)

は (は)

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

哺乳類 (ほにゅうるい)

mammal; mammalian

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

種 (しゅ)

kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species

です (です)

be; is