日本の首都は東京である。
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English Translation
The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
Furigana
Romanji
Nippon no shuto wa Tōkyō de aru.
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
首都
(しゅと)
capital city; metropolis
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
東京
(とうきょう)
Tokyo
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
或
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...
Kanji
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: シュ、 くび
Meanings: neck, counter for songs and poems
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: トウ、 ひがし
Meaning: east
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 キン、 みやこ
Meanings: capital, 10**16