日本は４つの主要な島とたくさんの他の小さな島島から成り立っています。

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English Translation

Japan consists of four main islands and many other smaller islands.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は４つの主要(しゅよう)な島(しま)とたくさんの他(ほか)の小(ちい)さな島島(しまとう)から成(な)り立(た)っています。

Romanji

Nippon wa yottsu no shuyōna shima to takusan no hoka no chiisana Shimatō kara naritatteimasu.

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

主要 (しゅよう)

chief; main; principal; major

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)

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

島々 (しまじま)

islands

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

成り立つ (なりたつ)

to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true