止まれの標識は日本では３角形だが、アメリカでは８角形だ。

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English Translation

A stop sign in Japan has 3 sides, whereas a stop sign in the U.S. has 8 sides.

Furigana

止(と)まれの標識(ひょうしき)は日本(にっぽん)では３角形(かくがた)だが、アメリカでは８角形(かくがた)だ。

Romanji

Tomare no hyōshiki wa Nippon de wa san kakugata da ga, Amerika de wa hachi kakugata da.

Words

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

標識 (ひょうしき)

sign; mark; flag

は (は)

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

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

角形 (かくがた)

square shape; oblong; rectangle

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

八 (はち、や)

eight