野球は「アメリカの偉大なスポーツ」としばしば呼ばれる。

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English Translation

Baseball is often called "the great American sport".

Furigana

野球(やきゅう)は「アメリカの偉大(いだい)なスポーツ」としばしば呼(よ)ばれる。

Romanji

Yakyū wa" Amerika no idaina supo-tsu" to shibashiba yobareru.

Words

野球 (やきゅう)

baseball

は (は)

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

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

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

偉大 (いだい)

greatness

スポーツ (スポーツ)

sport; sports

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

呼ぶ (よぶ)

to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to brand; to garner (support, etc.); to gather; to take as one's wife

Kanji

野

Readings: ヤ、ショ、の、の-

Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life

球

Readings: キュウ、たま

Meanings: ball, sphere

偉

Readings: イ、えら.い

Meanings: admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent

大

Readings: ダイ、タイ、おお-、おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

呼

Readings: コ、よ.ぶ

Meanings: call, call out to, invite