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話すことは人間の能力の一つである。

Sentence Analyzer

話す こと 人間 能力 一つ ある

English Translation

Talking is a human ability.

Furigana

(はな)すことは人間(にんげん)能力(のうりょく)(ひと)つである。

Romanji

Hanasu koto wa ningen no nōryoku no hitotsu de aru.

Words

話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
人間 (にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
()
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
能力 (のうりょく)
ability; faculty
一つ (ひとつ)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)