イギリスと日本とは、政治の仕組みにかなり共通点がある。

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イギリス と 日本 と は 、 政治 の 仕組み に かなり 共通点 が ある 。

English Translation

The political systems of Britain and Japan have a great deal in common.

Furigana

イギリスと日本(にっぽん)とは、政治(せいじ)の仕組(しく)みにかなり共通点(きょうつうてん)がある。

Romanji

Igirisu to Nippon to wa, seiji no shikumi ni kanari kyōtsūten ga aru.

Words

英吉利 (イギリス)

Great Britain; United Kingdom

と (と)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

政治 (せいじ)

politics; government

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

仕組み (しくみ)

structure; construction; arrangement; contrivance; plan; plot; contrivance

に (に)

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

可也 (かなり)

considerably; fairly; quite

共通点 (きょうつうてん)

common feature

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

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

治

Readings: ジ、 チ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる、 なお.る、 なお.す

Meanings: reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve

仕

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

組

Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ

Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple

共

Readings: キョウ、 とも、 とも.に、 -ども

Meanings: together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

点

Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち

Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point