陸地は地表の小さいほうの部分を占めている。

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English Translation

Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.

Furigana

陸地(りくち)は地表(ちひょう)の小(ちい)さいほうの部分(ぶぶん)を占(し)めている。

Romanji

Rikuchi wa chihyō no chiisai hō no bubun o shimeteiru.

Words

陸地 (りくち)

land

は (は)

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

地表 (ちひょう)

surface of the earth; ground surface

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

小さい (ちいさい)

small; little; tiny

切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)

point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

部分 (ぶぶん)

portion; section; part

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.

占める (しめる)

to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up