多くのアメリカ人がジャズに興味を持っている。

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多く の あめりか人 が じゃず に 興味 を 持っている 。

English Translation

Many Americans are interested in jazz.

Furigana

多(おお)くのアメリカ人(じん)がジャズに興味(きょうみ)を持(も)っている。

Romanji

Ōku no Amerikajin ga jazu ni kyōmi o motteiru.

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

アメリカ人 (アメリカじん)

American person

が (が)

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

ジャズ (ジャズ)

jazz

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

興味 (きょうみ)

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

Kanji

多

Readings: タ、 おお.い、 まさ.に、 まさ.る

Meanings: many, frequent, much

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

興

Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 おこ.る、 おこ.す

Meanings: entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste

持

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる

Meanings: hold, have