日本の桜はまさにイギリスのバラにあたる。
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English Translation
The cherry blossom is to Japan what the rose is to England.
Furigana
Romanji
Nippon no sakura wa masani Igirisu no bara ni ataru.
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
桜
(さくら、サクラ)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; decoy; fake buyer; shill; hired applauder; horse meat
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
正に
(まさに)
exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally
英吉利
(イギリス)
Great Britain; United Kingdom
薔薇
(ばら、しょうび、そうび、バラ)
rose
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
当たる
(あたる)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship