都会は郊外よりも暖かく、夜でも明るくて物をしっかりと見ていられるので、カラスは東京を好む。

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都会は郊外よりも暖かく、夜でも明るくて物をしっかりと見ていられるので、からすは東京を好む。

English Translation

Crows like Tokyo because it is warmer in the city than in the suburbs, and it's bright at night.

Furigana

都会(とかい)は郊外(こうがい)よりも暖(あたた)かく、夜(よる)でも明(あか)るくて物(もの)をしっかりと見(み)ていられるので、カラスは東京(とうきょう)を好(この)む。

Romanji

Tokai wa kōgai yori mo atatakaku, yoru demo akarukute mono o shikkari to miteirareru node, karasu wa Tōkyō o konomu.

Words

都会 (とかい)

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

は (は)

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

郊外 (こうがい)

suburb; outskirts

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

暖かい (あたたかい、あったかい)

warm; mild; genial

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

明るい (あかるい)

bright; colourful; cheerful; familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); fair (e.g. politics); clean

物 (もの、もん)

thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly

を (を)

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.

確り (しっかり)

tightly (holding on); firmly; securely; strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily; properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely; reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

烏 (からす、カラス)

crow; raven

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

好む (このむ)

to like; to prefer