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日本ではしばしば魚を生で食べる。

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日本 しばしば 食べる

English Translation

We often eat fish raw in Japan.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)ではしばしば(さかな)(なま)()べる。

Romanji

Nippon de wa shibashiba sakana o nama de taberu.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)
(blinking) repeatedly
(さかな、うお)
fish
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
(なま)
raw; uncooked; fresh; natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed; unprotected (i.e. not wearing a condom); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced; unpolished; green; crude; impudence; sauciness; unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer; just a little; somehow; vaguely; partially; somewhat; half-; semi-; irresponsibly; half-baked; cash; tipsiness
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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: ギョ、 うお、 さかな、 -ざかな
Meaning: fish
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food