日本の家屋は大部分が木造です。

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日本 の 家屋 は 大 部分 が 木造 です 。

English Translation

Most Japanese houses are built of wood.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の家屋(かおく)は大(だい)部分(ぶぶん)が木造(もくぞう)です。

Romanji

Nippon no kaoku wa dai bubun ga mokuzō 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

家屋 (かおく)

house; building

は (は)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

部分 (ぶぶん)

portion; section; part

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

木造 (もくぞう)

wooden; made of wood

です (です)

be; is

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

屋

Readings: オク、 や

Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

木

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

造

Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り

Meanings: create, make, structure, physique