国民に関する固定観念がどれほど有害かを理解するには、少数の外国人と親しくなるだけで十分だ。

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English Translation

You only have to make a few foreign friends to understand how harmful national stereotypes are.

Furigana

国民(こくみん)に関(かん)する固定(こてい)観念(かんねん)がどれほど有害(ゆうがい)かを理解(りかい)するには、少数(しょうすう)の外国人(がいこくじん)と親(した)しくなるだけで十分(じゅうぶん)だ。

Romanji

Kokumin nikansuru kotei kannen ga dorehodo yūgai ka o rikaisuru ni wa, shōsū no gaikokujin to shitashiku naru dake de jūbun da.

Words

国民 (こくみん)

nation; nationality; people; citizen

に関する (にかんする)

related to; in relation to

固定 (こてい)

fixation; fixing (e.g. salary, capital); fixed handle

観念 (かんねん)

idea; notion; conception; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; acceptance; observation and contemplation

が (が)

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

どれ程 (どれほど、なにほど)

how much (long, far)

有害 (ゆうがい)

harmfulness

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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

は (は)

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

少数 (しょうすう)

minority; few

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

外国人 (がいこくじん)

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

と (と)

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

近しい (ちかしい)

intimate; close

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

だ (だ)

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