日本人には、見知らぬ人と会話を始めてまだくつろいだ気分にならないうちに、相手の、年齢や地位、既婚か未婚かなどの個人的な事柄を知りたがる傾向がある。

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日本人 に は 、 見知らぬ 人 と 会話 を 始めて まだ くつろいだ 気分 に ならない うちに 、 相手 の 、 年齢 や 地位 、 既婚 か 未婚 か など の 個人的 な 事柄 を 知りたがる 傾向 が ある 。

English Translation

There is a tendency for Japanese to want to know a certain amount of personal information about someone such as age, position and whether they are married or not, before they feel comfortable talking with a stranger.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)には、見知(みし)らぬ人(ひと)と会話(かいわ)を始(はじ)めてまだくつろいだ気分(きぶん)にならないうちに、相手(あいて)の、年齢(ねんれい)や地位(ちい)、既婚(きこん)か未婚(みこん)かなどの個人的(こじんてき)な事柄(ことがら)を知(し)りたがる傾向(けいこう)がある。

Romanji

Nipponjin ni wa, mishiranu hito to kaiwa o hajimete mada kutsuroida kibun ni naranai uchini, aite no, nenrei ya chii, kikon ka mikon ka nado no kojinteki na kotogara o shiritagaru keikō ga aru.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

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

は (は)

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

見知らぬ (みしらぬ)

strange; unfamiliar; unknown

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

会話 (かいわ)

conversation

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.

始める (はじめる)

to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate; to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.); to start ...; to begin to ...

未だ (まだ、いまだ)

as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

寛ぐ (くつろぐ)

to relax; to feel at home

気分 (きぶん)

feeling; mood

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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

年齢 (ねんれい)

age; years

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

地位 (ちい)

(social) position; status

既婚 (きこん)

marriage; married

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

未婚 (みこん)

unmarried

等 (など)

et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of

個人的 (こじんてき)

personal; individual; private

だ (だ)

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

事柄 (ことがら)

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

傾向 (けいこう)

tendency; trend; inclination

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

知

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる

Meanings: know, wisdom

会

Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる

Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin

気

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき

Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

相

Readings: ソウ、 ショウ、 あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

齢

Readings: レイ、 よわい、 とし

Meaning: age

地

Readings: チ、 ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

位

Readings: イ、 くらい、 ぐらい

Meanings: rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

既

Readings: キ、 すで.に

Meanings: previously, already, long ago

婚

Reading: コン

Meaning: marriage

未

Readings: ミ、 ビ、 いま.だ、 ま.だ、 ひつじ

Meanings: un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac

個

Readings: コ、 カ

Meanings: individual, counter for articles

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

柄

Readings: ヘイ、 がら、 え、 つか

Meanings: design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft

傾

Readings: ケイ、 かたむ.く、 かたむ.ける、 かたぶ.く、 かた.げる、 かし.げる

Meanings: lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach