日本人がユニークであるのは、主に自分たちがユニークだと信じているからである。

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日本人 ユニーク ある 自分たち ユニーク 信じている から ある

English Translation

What makes the Japanese unique is primarily their belief that they are unique.

Furigana

日本人(にっぽんじん)がユニークであるのは、(おも)自分(じぶん)たちがユニークだと(しん)じているからである。

Romanji

Nipponjin ga yuni-ku de aru no wa, omo ni jibuntachi ga yuni-ku da to shinjiteiru kara de aru.

Words

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)
Japanese person; Japanese people
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ユニーク (ユニーク、ユーニーク)
unique; individual; original; unusual
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be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
()
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
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(おも)
chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
()
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

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、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
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
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust