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北海道がいつも寒いわけではない。

Sentence Analyzer

北海道 いつも 寒い わけ ない

English Translation

It is not always cold in Hokkaido.

Furigana

北海道(ほっかいどう)がいつも(さむ)いわけではない。

Romanji

Hokkaidō ga itsumo samui wake de wa nai.

Words

北海道 (ほっかいどう)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
寒い (さむい、さぶい)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ホク、 きた
Meaning: north
Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: カン、 さむ.い
Meaning: cold