北海道は本州の北にある。

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北海道は本州の北にある。

English Translation

Hokkaido is to the north of Honshu.

Furigana

北海道(ほっかいどう)は本州(ほんしゅう)の北(きた)にある。

Romanji

Hokkaidō wa Honshū no kita ni aru.

Words

北海道 (ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

は (は)

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

本州 (ほんしゅう)

Honshu (largest of the four main islands of 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

北 (きた)

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; north wind

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