日本の子供は、眠っているときでさえ、集団の一員なのである。

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English Translation

A Japanese child is a member of a group even while sleeping.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の子供(こども)は、眠(ねむ)っているときでさえ、集団(しゅうだん)の一員(いちいん)なのである。

Romanji

Nippon no kodomo wa, nemutteiru toki de sae, shūdan no ichiin na no 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

子供 (こども)

child; children

は (は)

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

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

さえ (さえ)

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

集団 (しゅうだん)

group; mass

一員 (いちいん)

person; member

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...