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日本の主要な島は、北海道、四国、本州、九州です。

Sentence Analyzer

日本 主要な 北海道 四国 本州 九州 です

English Translation

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

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)主要(しゅよう)(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
()
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
(しま)
island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf
()
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)
九州 (きゅうしゅう)
Kyushu (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
です (です)
be; is

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、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to
Readings: トウ、 しま
Meaning: island
Readings: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: シ、 よ、 よ.つ、 よっ.つ、 よん
Meaning: four
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: シュウ、 ス、 す
Meanings: state, province
Readings: キュウ、 ク、 ここの、 ここの.つ
Meaning: nine