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Zach

日本はそうではない。

Sentence Analyzer

日本 は そう で は ない 。

English Translation

That is not the case in Japan.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)はそうではない。

Romanji

Nippon wa sō de wa nai.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
だ (だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

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