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日本人は友人と付き合う時はとても丁寧だ。

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日本人 友人 付き合う とても 丁寧

English Translation

The Japanese are most polite when dealing with friends.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)友人(ゆうじん)()()(とき)はとても丁寧(ていねい)だ。

Romanji

Nipponjin wa yūjin to tsukiau toki wa totemo teinei da.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)
Japanese person; Japanese people
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
友人 (ゆうじん)
friend
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
付き合う (つきあう)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
丁寧 (ていねい)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough; conscientious
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: チョウ、 テイ、 チン、 トウ、 チ、 ひのと
Meanings: street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign
Readings: ネイ、 むし.ろ
Meanings: rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility