日本の主要な島は、北海道、四国、本州、九州です。

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English Translation

The main islands of Japan are Hokkaido, Shikoku, Honshu and Kyushu.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の主要(しゅよう)な島(しま)は、北海道(ほっかいどう)、四国(しこく)、本州(ほんしゅう)、九州(きゅうしゅう)です。

Romanji

Nippon no shuyōna shima wa, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, Honshū, Kyūshū desu.

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

主要 (しゅよう)

chief; main; principal; major

島 (しま)

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

は (は)

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

北海道 (ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

四国 (しこく)

Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)

本州 (ほんしゅう)

Honshu (largest of the four main islands of Japan)