相手が自分の家族について実際に話題にするような場合、子供の年齢について尋ねるのは全くかまわないし、もし自分に子供がいれば、子育て上の教育的文化的な違いを比較するのもいいであろう。

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English Translation

If the other person does mention his family, then it is perfectly OK to ask about the ages of the children, and if you have children, to compare educational and cultural differences in raising children.

Furigana

相手(あいて)が自分(じぶん)の家族(かぞく)について実際(じっさい)に話題(わだい)にするような場合(ばあい)、子供(こども)の年齢(ねんれい)について尋(たず)ねるのは全(まった)くかまわないし、もし自分(じぶん)に子供(こども)がいれば、子育(こそだ)て上(じょう)の教育的(きょういくてき)文化的(ぶんかてき)な違(ちが)いを比較(ひかく)するのもいいであろう。

Romanji

Aite ga jibun no kazoku nitsuite jissai ni wadai ni suru yōna baai, kodomo no nenrei nitsuite tazuneru no wa mattaku kamawanai shi, moshi jibun ni kodomo ga ireba, kosodatejō no kyōikuteki bunkateki na chigai o hikakusuru no mo ii de arou.

Words

相手 (あいて)

companion; partner; company; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

が (が)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

家族 (かぞく)

family; members of a family

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

実際 (じっさい)

practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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

話題 (わだい)

topic; subject

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

子供 (こども)

child; children

年齢 (ねんれい)

age; years

尋ねる (たずねる)

to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate

は (は)

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

全く (まったく)

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)

構う (かまう)

to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to care for; to look after; to prepare for; to interfere with; to meddle in; to tease

し (し)

(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons

若し (もし)

if; in case; supposing

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

教育的 (きょういくてき)

educational; instructive

文化的 (ぶんかてき)

cultural

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

違い (ちがい)

difference; discrepancy

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.

比較 (ひかく)

comparison

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

相

Readings: ソウ、ショウ、あい-

Meanings: inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy

手

Readings: シュ、ズ、て、て-、 -て、た-

Meaning: hand

自

Readings: ジ、シ、みずか.ら、おの.ずから、おの.ずと

Meaning: oneself

分

Readings: ブン、フン、ブ、わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる、わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

家

Readings: カ、ケ、いえ、や、うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

族

Reading: ゾク

Meanings: tribe, family

実

Readings: ジツ、シツ、み、みの.る、まこと、みの、みち.る

Meanings: reality, truth

際

Readings: サイ、きわ、 -ぎわ

Meanings: occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when

話

Readings: ワ、はな.す、はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

題

Reading: ダイ

Meanings: topic, subject

場

Readings: ジョウ、チョウ、ば

Meanings: location, place

合

Readings: ゴウ、ガッ、カッ、あ.う、 -あ.う、あ.い、あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、あ.わす、あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

子

Readings: シ、ス、ツ、こ、 -こ、ね

Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

供

Readings: キョウ、ク、クウ、グ、そな.える、とも、 -ども

Meanings: submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany

年

Readings: ネン、とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

齢

Readings: レイ、よわい、とし

Meaning: age

尋

Readings: ジン、たず.ねる、ひろ

Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for

全

Readings: ゼン、まった.く、すべ.て

Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

育

Readings: イク、そだ.つ、そだ.ち、そだ.てる、はぐく.む

Meanings: bring up, grow up, raise, rear

上

Readings: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン、うえ、 -うえ、うわ-、かみ、あ.げる、 -あ.げる、あ.がる、 -あ.がる、あ.がり、 -あ.がり、のぼ.る、のぼ.り、のぼ.せる、のぼ.す、よ.す

Meanings: above, up

教

Readings: キョウ、おし.える、おそ.わる

Meanings: teach, faith, doctrine

的

Readings: テキ、まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

文

Readings: ブン、モン、ふみ、あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

化

Readings: カ、ケ、ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

違

Readings: イ、ちが.う、ちが.い、ちが.える、 -ちが.える、たが.う、たが.える

Meanings: difference, differ

比

Readings: ヒ、くら.べる

Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines

較

Readings: カク、コウ、くら.べる

Meanings: contrast, compare