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『北の国から』は、北海道富良野市を舞台にしたフジテレビジョン制作のテレビドラマ。

Sentence Analyzer

から 北海道 富良野市 舞台 した フジテレビジョン 制作 テレビ ドラマ

English Translation

"From the North Country" is a TV drama produced by Fuji TV and set in Furano in Hokkaido.

Furigana

(きた)(くに)から』は、北海道(ほっかいどう)富良野市(ふらのし)舞台(ぶたい)にしたフジテレビジョン制作(せいさく)のテレビドラマ。

Romanji

Kita no kuni kara wa, Hokkaidō Furanoshi o butai ni shita Fujiterebijon seisaku no terebi dorama.

Words

(きた)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; north wind
()
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
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
北海道 (ほっかいどう)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
()
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.
舞台 (ぶたい)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
()
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
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
制作 (せいさく)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out; development
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
ドラマ (ドラマ)
drama; TV drama; teledrama; play

Kanji

Readings: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: フ、 フウ、 と.む、 とみ
Meanings: wealth, enrich, abundant
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town
Readings: ブ、 ま.う、 -ま.う、 まい
Meanings: dance, flit, circle, wheel
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Reading: セイ
Meanings: system, law, rule
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build