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中国人と比べて、日本人は外国語が不得手である。

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中国人 比べて 日本人 外国語 不得手 ある

English Translation

Compared with the Chinese, the Japanese are poor linguists.

Furigana

中国人(ちゅうごくじん)(くら)べて、日本人(にっぽんじん)外国語(がいこくご)不得手(ふえて)である。

Romanji

Chūgokujin to kurabete, nipponjin wa gaikokugo ga fuete de aru.

Words

中国人 (ちゅうごくじん)
Chinese person
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
比べる (くらべる)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)
Japanese person; Japanese people
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外国語 (がいこくご)
foreign language
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
不得手 (ふえて)
weak point; unskillfulness
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ヒ、 くら.べる
Meanings: compare, race, ratio, Philipines
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand