イタリアの人口は、日本の人口の約半分だ。
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English Translation
The population of Italy is about half as large as that of Japan.
Furigana
イタリアの人口 は、日本 の人口 の約 半分 だ。
Romanji
Itaria no jinkō wa, Nippon no jinkō no yaku hanbun da.
Words
伊太利
(イタリア、イタリヤ、イタリー)
Italy
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
人口
(じんこう)
population; common talk
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
約
(やく)
approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)
半分
(はんぶん)
half
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink
Readings: ハン、 なか.ば
Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100