日本人と中国人を見分けるのはいつもやさしいとは限らない。

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English Translation

It is not always easy to distinguish the Japanese from the Chinese.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)と中国人(ちゅうごくじん)を見分(みわ)けるのはいつもやさしいとは限(かぎ)らない。

Romanji

Nipponjin to chūgokujin o miwakeru no wa itsumo yasashii to wa kagiranai.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

と (と)

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

中国人 (ちゅうごくじん)

Chinese person

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.

見分ける (みわける)

to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate (both figuratively and visually); to identify (whether an object is positive or negative in some aspect); to know the difference between something of superior and inferior quality (on sight or figuratively)

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

は (は)

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

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

易しい (やさしい)

easy; plain; simple

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to