北海道は本州の北にある。

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北海道 本州 ある

English Translation

Hokkaido is to the north of Honshu.

Furigana

北海道(ほっかいどう)本州(ほんしゅう)(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)
()
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)
()
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
(きた)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; north wind
()
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: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
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: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: シュウ、 ス、 す
Meanings: state, province