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人間は、動物の持っていない言葉という才能をもっている。

Sentence Analyzer

人間 動物 持っていない 言葉 という 才能 もっている

English Translation

Man has the gift of speech which no animal has.

Furigana

人間(にんげん)は、動物(どうぶつ)()っていない言葉(ことば)という才能(さいのう)をもっている。

Romanji

Ningen wa, dōbutsu no motteinai kotoba toiu sainō o motteiru.

Words

人間 (にんげん)
human being; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
動物 (どうぶつ)
animal
()
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
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
言葉 (ことば、けとば)
language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
才能 (さいのう)
talent; ability
()
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.

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity