北海道は日本の北部にあります。

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北海道は日本の北部にあります。

English Translation

Hokkaido is in the northern part of Japan.

Furigana

北海道(ほっかいどう)は日本(にっぽん)の北部(ほくぶ)にあります。

Romanji

Hokkaidō wa Nippon no hokubu ni arimasu.

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

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

北部 (ほくぶ)

northern part; the north (of a region)

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