素朴な疑問なんだけど、・・・トラとライオンはどっちが強いの？

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素朴な 疑問な ん だ けど 、 ・ ・ ・ とら と ライオン は どっち が 強い の ？

English Translation

This may be a silly question, but which is stronger - a tiger or a lion?

Furigana

素朴(そぼく)な疑問(ぎもん)なんだけど、・・・トラとライオンはどっちが強(つよ)いの？

Romanji

Sobokuna gimonna n da kedo, tora to raion wa dotchi ga tsuyoi no?

Words

素朴 (そぼく)

simplicity; artlessness; naivete; pristineness; idyll

疑問 (ぎもん)

question; problem; doubt; guess

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

・ (なかぽち)

middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

トラ (トラ)

trouble

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

ライオン (ライオン)

lion (Panthera leo)

は (は)

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

何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)

which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

強い (つよい)

strong; powerful; mighty; potent; resistant; resilient; durable

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

Kanji

素

Readings: ソ、 ス、 もと

Meanings: elementary, principle, naked, uncovered

朴

Readings: ボク、 ほう、 ほお、 えのき

Meanings: crude, simple, plain, docile

疑

Readings: ギ、 うたが.う

Meanings: doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question

問

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん

Meanings: question, ask, problem

強

Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い

Meaning: strong