日本の将棋には何種類の駒がありますか。

Sentence Analyzer

日本の将棋には何種類の駒がありますか。

English Translation

How many different pieces are there in Japanese chess?

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の将棋(しょうぎ)には何(なに)種類(しゅるい)の駒(こま)がありますか。

Romanji

Nippon no shōgi ni wa nani shurui no koma ga arimasu ka.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

将棋 (しょうぎ)

shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

種類 (しゅるい)

variety; kind; type; category; counter for different sorts of things

駒 (こま)

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); horse; foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way