日本では米の需要が大きい。

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日本 で は 米 の 需要 が 大きい 。

English Translation

There is a great market for rice in Japan.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)では米(べい)の需要(じゅよう)が大(おお)きい。

Romanji

Nippon de wa Bei no juyō ga ōkii.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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.

は (は)

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

米 (こめ、よね、めめ、コメ)

(husked grains of) rice; 88 years old

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

需要 (じゅよう)

demand; request

が (が)

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

大きい (おおきい)

big; large; great; loud

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

米

Readings: ベイ、 マイ、 メエトル、 こめ、 よね

Meanings: rice, USA, metre

需

Reading: ジュ

Meanings: demand, request, need

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big