日本は４つの大きな島と、３、０００以上の小さな島からなり、面積はカリフォルニアとほぼ同じです。

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English Translation

Japan consists of four major islands and over 3,000 small islands, and is about equal to California in area.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は４つの大(おお)きな島(しま)と、３、０００以上(いじょう)の小(ちい)さな島(しま)からなり、面積(めんせき)はカリフォルニアとほぼ同(おな)じです。

Romanji

Nippon wa yottsu no ōkina shima to, san, zero zero zero ijō no chiisana shima kara nari, menseki wa Karifuxorunia to hobo onaji 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

四つ (よっつ、よつ)

four

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

と (と)

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

以上 (いじょう)

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

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

なる (なる)

that is in; who is called; that is called; that is

面積 (めんせき)

square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface

カリフォルニア (カリフォルニア、カルフォルニア)

California

略 (ほぼ)

almost; roughly; approximately

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

です (です)

be; is