多くの火山があるので、日本は地震を受けやすい。

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English Translation

Because there are a lot of volcanoes, it is easy for Japan to be hit by earthquakes.

Furigana

多(おお)くの火山(かざん)があるので、日本(にっぽん)は地震(じしん)を受(う)けやすい。

Romanji

Ōku no kazan ga aru node, Nippon wa jishin o uke yasui.

Words

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

火山 (かざん)

volcano

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

ので (ので、んで)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

易い (やすい)

easy; likely to ..., have a tendency to ...; easy to ...