中国の歴史は日本の歴史より古い。
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English Translation
The history of China is older than that of Japan.
Furigana
Romanji
Chūgoku no rekishi wa Nippon no rekishi yori furui.
Words
中国
(ちゅうごく)
China; Chugoku region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi prefectures); central part of a country; main region
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
歴史
(れきし)
history
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
より
(より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
古い
(ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
Kanji
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: レキ、 レッキ
Meanings: curriculum, continuation, passage of time
Reading: シ
Meanings: history, chronicle
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: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old