日本人はアメリカ人のようにはクリスマスを祝わないそうだ。

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日本人 あめりか人 よう クリスマス 祝わない そう

English Translation

It is said that Japanese people don't celebrate Christmas the way Americans do.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)はアメリカ(じん)のようにはクリスマスを(いわ)わないそうだ。

Romanji

Nipponjin wa Amerikajin no yō ni wa kurisumasu o iwawanai sō 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
アメリカ人 (アメリカじん)
American 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
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
()
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
クリスマス (クリスマス)
Christmas
()
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.
祝う (いわう)
to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
()
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: シュク、 シュウ、 いわ.う
Meanings: celebrate, congratulate