教会

これは教会です。

This is a church.

Simple A=B sentence structure using 'desu'.

教会はどこですか？

Where is the church?

Asking for location using 'doko desu ka'.

あそこに小さな教会があります。

There is a small church over there.

Using 'arimasu' for the existence of inanimate objects.

私は明日、教会に行きます。

I am going to the church tomorrow.

Using the destination particle 'ni'.

教会はきれいです。

The church is beautiful.

Using an 'i-adjective' to describe a noun.

教会で写真を撮りました。

I took a photo at the church.

Using the location of action particle 'de'.

教会の中に人がいます。

There are people inside the church.

Using 'naka' (inside) and 'imasu' for people.

あの大きな建物は教会ですか？

Is that big building a church?

Using 'ano' to refer to something far from both speaker and listener.

日曜日に教会へ行って、祈ります。

I go to church on Sundays and pray.

Using the 'te-form' to connect two actions.

この教会はとても古くて有名です。

This church is very old and famous.

Connecting two adjectives (furui -> furukute).

教会の前に集合しましょう。

Let's meet up in front of the church.

Using 'mae' (front) and the suggestive 'mashou'.

私の町には教会が三つあります。

There are three churches in my town.

Using counters for buildings ('mitsu' or 'ken').

昨日、きれいな教会を見つけました。

Yesterday, I found a beautiful church.

Past tense verb 'mitsukemashita'.

教会で結婚式をするのが夢です。

It is my dream to have a wedding at a church.

Using 'no' to nominalize the verb phrase.

その教会は白い壁が特徴です。

That church is characterized by its white walls.

Using 'tokuchou' (characteristic).

教会へ行く途中で友達に会いました。

I met a friend on my way to the church.

Using 'tochu de' (on the way).

私が子供の頃、よくこの教会で遊びました。

When I was a child, I often played at this church.

Using 'toki' for 'when' and 'yoku' for 'often'.

この教会は、地域のコミュニティセンターの役割も果たしています。

This church also plays the role of a regional community center.

Using 'yakuwari o hatasu' (to play a role).

教会に行けば、誰か助けてくれる人がいるかもしれません。

If you go to the church, there might be someone who can help you.

Using the conditional 'ba' and 'kamoshiremasen'.

先週、歴史的な教会を訪れるために長崎へ行きました。

Last week, I went to Nagasaki to visit a historical church.

Using 'tame ni' to express purpose.

教会の鐘の音が聞こえると、心が落ち着きます。

When I hear the sound of the church bells, my heart feels at peace.

Using the natural consequence 'to'.

多くの日本人が、宗教に関係なく教会で結婚式を挙げます。

Many Japanese people have weddings at churches regardless of religion.

Using 'ni kankeinaku' (regardless of).

あの教会は、震災の後に再建されたそうです。

I heard that the church was rebuilt after the earthquake.

Using the passive 'saiken sareta' and 'sou desu' for hearsay.

教会に寄付をすることについてどう思いますか？

What do you think about making a donation to the church?

Using 'nitsuite' (about) and 'dou omoimasu ka'.

その教会は、ゴシック様式の建築として高く評価されています。

The church is highly regarded as Gothic-style architecture.

Using 'toshite' (as) and 'hyouka sarete iru' (is evaluated).

教会が社会問題にどのように取り組むべきか議論されています。

It is being debated how the church should tackle social issues.

Using 'torikumu' (tackle/address) and the passive 'giron sarete iru'.

明治時代、多くの教会が外国人宣教師によって建てられました。

During the Meiji period, many churches were built by foreign missionaries.

Using the agentive 'ni yotte' in a passive sentence.

都会の真ん中に、ひっそりと佇む古い教会があります。

In the middle of the city, there is an old church standing quietly.

Using the evocative verb 'tazumu' (to stand/linger).

教会のステンドグラスを通して差し込む光は、非常に幻想的です。

The light shining through the church's stained glass is very mystical.

Using 'tooshite' (through) and 'gensouteki' (mystical/fantastic).

彼は毎週欠かさず教会に通い、ボランティア活動に参加しています。

He attends church every week without fail and participates in volunteer activities.

Using 'kakasazu' (without fail) and 'kayou' (to commute/attend).

教会の影響力は、かつてほど強くはなくなってきているようです。

It seems that the influence of the church is not as strong as it once was.

Using 'katsu-te' (formerly) and the aspect marker 'te kuru'.

この教会は、迫害を受けていたキリシタンたちの心の支えでした。

This church was the spiritual support for the persecuted Christians.

Using 'kokoro no sasae' (spiritual/emotional support).

日本における教会の存在は、単なる宗教施設以上の文化的意味を持っています。

The presence of the church in Japan holds a cultural significance beyond being a mere religious facility.

Using 'ni okeru' (in/at) and 'tannaru... ijou' (more than just...).

教会の世俗化が進む中で、伝統的な儀式の重要性が再認識されています。

Amid the progressing secularization of the church, the importance of traditional rituals is being re-recognized.

Using 'naka de' (amid/while) and 'saishiki' (ritual).

遠藤周作の小説では、日本の風土と教会という外来思想の葛藤が描かれています。

In Shusaku Endo's novels, the conflict between Japanese nature/culture and the foreign ideology of the church is depicted.

Using 'gairai shisou' (foreign ideology) and 'kattou' (conflict).

カトリック教会とプロテスタント教会の間には、典礼や教義において顕著な相違点があります。

There are notable differences between the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church in terms of liturgy and doctrine.

Using 'kencho na' (notable) and 'souiten' (differences).

教会の建築様式を分析することで、当時の社会情勢を垣間見ることができます。

By analyzing the architectural style of the church, we can catch a glimpse of the social conditions of that time.

Using 'kaimamiru' (to catch a glimpse).

バチカンからの声明は、世界中の教会に対して多大な影響を及ぼしました。

The statement from the Vatican had a profound impact on churches throughout the world.

Using 'eikyou o oyobosu' (to exert influence).

近代日本におけるキリスト教会の布教活動は、教育制度の整備に大きく貢献しました。

Missionary activities of the Christian church in modern Japan contributed significantly to the development of the education system.

Using 'kouken' (contribution) and 'seibi' (development/maintenance).

教会が保有する古文書は、地域の歴史を紐解く貴重な資料となっています。

The ancient documents held by the church serve as precious materials for unraveling the history of the region.

Using 'himotoku' (to unravel/read).

教会の権威が失墜した現代において、宗教の果たすべき役割は再定義を迫られています。

In the modern era where the authority of the church has declined, the role that religion should play is being forced into a redefinition.

Using 'shittsui' (fall/decline) and 'saiteigi o semararete iru' (forced to redefine).

日本的霊性とキリスト教会の教義の習合は、神学的な観点から見て極めて興味深い現象です。

The syncretism of Japanese spirituality and the doctrines of the Christian church is an extremely interesting phenomenon from a theological perspective.

Using 'shuugou' (syncretism) and 'kangami' (in light of/from the perspective of).

教会という空間が持つ静謐さは、喧騒に満ちた現代社会における一種のシェルターとして機能しています。

The tranquility possessed by the space of the church functions as a kind of shelter in a modern society filled with bustle.

Using 'seihitsu' (tranquility) and 'kensou' (bustle).

戦後の日本において、教会は民主主義思想の普及を後押しする象徴的な場でもありました。

In post-war Japan, the church was also a symbolic place that supported the spread of democratic thought.

Using 'atooshi' (push/support) and 'shouchouteki' (symbolic).

教会の組織構造を社会学的視座から考察すると、位階制と平信徒の関係性が浮き彫りになります。

When examining the organizational structure of the church from a sociological viewpoint, the relationship between the hierarchy and the laity becomes clear.

Using 'shiza' (viewpoint) and 'ukibori ni naru' (to become clear/highlighted).

国家権力と教会の対立は、歴史の各局面において多様な政治的変容をもたらしてきました。

The conflict between state power and the church has brought about various political transformations at each phase of history.

Using 'kyokumen' (phase/aspect) and 'henyou' (transformation).

教会が継承してきた典礼音楽は、西洋音楽史の根幹をなす重要な要素であることは言うまでもありません。

It goes without saying that the liturgical music inherited by the church is an important element that forms the basis of Western music history.

Using 'kankan' (basis/foundation) and 'iu made mo arimasen' (it goes without saying).

エキュメニカル運動による諸教会の連携は、分断された現代社会における連帯の可能性を提示しています。

The cooperation of various churches through the ecumenical movement presents the possibility of solidarity in a fragmented modern society.

Using 'rentai' (solidarity) and 'teiji' (presentation/proposal).