東京は日本の首都です。

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東京は日本の首都です。

English Translation

Tokyo is the capital of Japan.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)は日本(にっぽん)の首都(しゅと)です。

Romanji

Tōkyō wa Nippon no shuto desu.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

は (は)

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

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

首都 (しゅと)

capital city; metropolis

です (です)

be; is