太陽に浮かぶほとんどの島は地図に示されているが、海底は一般には知られていない。

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English Translation

Although most islands in the ocean have been mapped, the ocean floor is generally unknown.

Furigana

太陽(たいよう)に浮(う)かぶほとんどの島(しま)は地図(ちず)に示(しめ)されているが、海底(かいてい)は一般(いっぱん)には知(し)られていない。

Romanji

Taiyō ni ukabu hotondo no shima wa chizu ni shimesareteiru ga, kaitei wa ippan ni wa shirareteinai.

Words

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

浮かぶ (うかぶ)

to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

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

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

は (は)

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

地図 (ちず)

map

示す (しめす)

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show; to represent; to signify; to display

が (が)

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

海底 (かいてい、うなぞこ)

bottom of the ocean; undersea; submarine

一般 (いっぱん)

general; universal; ordinary; average; common

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern