日本はアメリカや中国に比べれば小さな国です。

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English Translation

Compared with America or China, Japan is a small country.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)はアメリカや中国(ちゅうごく)に比(くら)べれば小(ちい)さな国(くに)です。

Romanji

Nippon wa Amerika ya Chūgoku ni kurabereba chiisana kuni desu.

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

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

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

中国 (ちゅうごく)

China; Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures); central part of a country; main region

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

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

国 (くに)

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth

です (です)

be; is