木曽川はしばしば日本のライン川と呼ばれている。

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木曽川はしばしば日本のらいん川と呼ばれている。

English Translation

The Kiso River is often called the Rhine of Japan.

Furigana

木曽川(きそがわ)はしばしば日本(にっぽん)のライン川(がわ)と呼(よ)ばれている。

Romanji

Kisogawa wa shibashiba Nippon no Raingawa to yobareteiru.

Words

は (は)

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

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

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

ライン川 (ラインがわ)

(river) Rhine

と (と)

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

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