市役所は市の中心にある。
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English Translation
The city hall is in the center of the city.
Furigana
Romanji
Shiyakusho wa shi no chūshin ni aru.
Words
市役所
(しやくしょ)
municipal office; council; city hall
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
市
(し)
city
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
中心
(ちゅうしん)
center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance; -centered; -centred; -focussed; -oriented; centered on; focussed on
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
有る
(ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Kanji
Readings: シ、 いち
Meanings: market, city, town
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)