漫画と日本の映画産業の関係は、ベストセラーとハリウッドの関係に似ている。

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English Translation

Manga are to the Japanese film industry what bestsellers are to Hollywood.

Furigana

漫画(まんが)と日本(にっぽん)の映画(えいが)産業(さんぎょう)の関係(かんけい)は、ベストセラーとハリウッドの関係(かんけい)に似(に)ている。

Romanji

Manga to Nippon no eiga sangyō no kankei wa, besutosera- to Hariuddo no kankei ni niteiru.

Words

漫画 (まんが、マンガ)

cartoon; comic; comic strip

と (と)

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

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

映画 (えいが)

movie; film

産業 (さんぎょう)

industry; livelihood; occupation

関係 (かんけい)

relation; relationship; connection; participation; involvement; concern; influence; effect; sexual relations; sexual relationship; related to ...; connected to ...

は (は)

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

ベストセラー (ベストセラー)

best-seller

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

似る (にる)

to resemble; to look like; to take after; to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like