意味不明の微笑が日本人に特有である、としばしば指摘される。

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English Translation

It is often pointed out that a vague smile is typical of the Japanese.

Furigana

意味(いみ)不明(ふめい)の微笑(びしょう)が日本人(にっぽんじん)に特有(とくゆう)である、としばしば指摘(してき)される。

Romanji

Imi fumei no bishō ga nipponjin ni tokuyū de aru, to shibashiba shitekisareru.

Words

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

不明 (ふめい)

unknown; obscure; indistinct; uncertain; ambiguous; anonymous; unidentified; ignorant; lack of wisdom

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

微笑 (びしょう)

smile

が (が)

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

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

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

特有 (とくゆう)

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

と (と)

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

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

指摘 (してき)

pointing out; identification