神戸はシアトルの姉妹都市です。
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English Translation
Kobe is a sister city of Seattle.
Furigana
Romanji
Kōbe wa Shiatoru no shimai toshi desu.
Words
神戸
(こうべ)
Kobe (port city near Osaka)
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
シアトル
(シアトル)
Seattle
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
姉妹
(しまい、きょうだい)
sisters
都市
(とし)
town; city; municipal; urban
です
(です)
be; is
Kanji
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: コ、 と
Meanings: door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
Readings: シ、 あね、 はは
Meaning: elder sister
Readings: マイ、 いもうと
Meaning: younger sister
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town