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言葉は人々が他人と意思伝達をする手段である。

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言葉 人々 他人 意思 伝達 する 手段 ある

English Translation

Language is the means by which people communicate with others.

Furigana

言葉(ことば)人々(ひとびと)他人(たにん)意思(いし)伝達(でんたつ)をする手段(しゅだん)である。

Romanji

Kotoba wa hitobito ga tanin to ishi dentatsu o suru shudan de aru.

Words

言葉 (ことば、けとば)
language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
他人 (たにん、ひと、あだびと)
another person; other people; others; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
意思 (いし)
intention; purpose
伝達 (でんたつ)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay; propagation; conduction
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
手段 (しゅだん)
means; way; measure
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs