日本人は主に米を食べる。

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日本人は主に米を食べる。

English Translation

The Japanese live mainly on rice.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)は主(おも)に米(こめ)を食(た)べる。

Romanji

Nipponjin wa omo ni kome o taberu.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

は (は)

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

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

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

米 (こめ、よね、めめ、コメ)

(husked grains of) rice; 88 years old

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