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私は日本が憲法を守るのを望む。

Sentence Analyzer

日本 憲法 守る 望む

English Translation

I hope that Japan will abide by its Constitution.

Furigana

(わたし)日本(にっぽん)憲法(けんぽう)(まも)るのを(のぞ)む。

Romanji

Watashi wa Nippon ga kenpō o mamoru no o nozomu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
日本 (にほん、にっぽん)
Japan
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
憲法 (けんぽう)
constitution
()
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.
守る (まもる)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
()
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
望む (のぞむ)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Reading: ケン
Meanings: constitution, law
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: シュ、 ス、 まも.る、 まも.り、 もり、 -もり、 かみ
Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 のぞ.む、 もち
Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect