彼らは世界の小麦の半分を食べる。

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彼ら は 世界 の 小麦 の 半分 を 食べる 。

English Translation

They eat half the world's wheat.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは世界(せかい)の小麦(こむぎ)の半分(はんぶん)を食(た)べる。

Romanji

Karera wa sekai no komugi no hanbun o taberu.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

世界 (せかい)

the world; society; the universe; sphere; circle; world; renowned; world-famous; well-known outside of Japan; realm governed by one Buddha; space

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

小麦 (こむぎ)

wheat

半分 (はんぶん)

half

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

世

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

界

Reading: カイ

Meanings: world, boundary

小

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-

Meanings: little, small

麦

Readings: バク、 むぎ

Meanings: barley, wheat

半

Readings: ハン、 なか.ば

Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

分

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

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food