鯨は最大の哺乳動物であることはよく知られている。

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English Translation

The whale is well known to be the largest mammal.

Furigana

鯨(くじら)は最大(さいだい)の哺乳(ほにゅう)動物(どうぶつ)であることはよく知(し)られている。

Romanji

Kujira wa saidai no honyū dōbutsu de aru koto wa yoku shirareteiru.

Words

鯨 (くじら、クジラ)

whale (Cetacea spp.)

は (は)

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

最大 (さいだい)

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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

哺乳 (ほにゅう)

lactation; suckling; mammal

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

良く (よく)

nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often

知る (しる)

to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern