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神戸はシアトルの姉妹都市です。

Sentence Analyzer

神戸 シアトル 姉妹 都市 です

English Translation

Kobe is a sister city of Seattle.

Furigana

神戸(こうべ)はシアトルの姉妹(しまい)都市(とし)です。

Romanji

Kōbe wa Shiatoru no shimai toshi desu.

Words

神戸 (こうべ)
Kobe (port city near Osaka)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
シアトル (シアトル)
Seattle
()
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