祖父は京都に５０年以上も住んでいるので、京都の地理に明るい。

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English Translation

My grandfather has lived in Kyoto for over 50 years, so he knows his way about.

Furigana

祖父(そふ)は京都(きょうと)に５０年(ねん)以上(いじょう)も住(す)んでいるので、京都(きょうと)の地理(ちり)に明(あか)るい。

Romanji

Sofu wa Kyōto ni go zero nen ijō mo sundeiru node, Kyōto no chiri ni akarui.

Words

祖父 (そふ、じじ、じい、おおじ、おじ、そぶ)

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

は (は)

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

京都 (きょうと)

Kyoto

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

以上 (いじょう)

not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned; foregoing; since ...; seeing that ...; this is all; that is the end; the end

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

住む (すむ)

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

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

地理 (ちり)

geography

明るい (あかるい)

bright; colourful; cheerful; familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); fair (e.g. politics); clean