日本人の精神はその独特の風土に根ざしている。

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English Translation

It is the particular environment that has shaped the Japanese mentality.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)の精神(せいしん)はその独特(どくとく)の風土(ふうど)に根(ね)ざしている。

Romanji

Nipponjin no seishin wa sono dokutoku no fūdo ni nezashiteiru.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

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

精神 (せいしん)

mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

独特 (どくとく)

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

風土 (ふうど)

natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features

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

根ざす (ねざす)

to come from; to have roots in