日本人女性が従順で、いつも夫にしたがうというのは嘘です。

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English Translation

The idea that Japanese women are submissive and always obedient to their husbands is a lie.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)女性(じょせい)が従順(じゅうじゅん)で、いつも夫(おっと)にしたがうというのは嘘(うそ)です。

Romanji

Nipponjin josei ga jūjun de, itsumo otto ni shitagau toiu no wa uso desu.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

従順 (じゅうじゅん)

obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

夫 (おっと)

husband

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

従う (したがう)

to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

は (は)

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

嘘 (うそ)

lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!

です (です)

be; is