日本は資源が少ない国として知られている

N3 日本 nippon Japan N3 資源 shigen resources, natural resources N5 少ない sukunai few, little N5 国 kuni country N5 ている te iru be doing

N5 日 nichi, jitsu / hi, -bi, -ka day, sun, Japan N5 本 hon / moto book, present, main N3 資 shi assets, resources, capital N1 源 gen / minamoto source, origin, source N4 少 shou / suku.nai, suko.shi few, little, un petit peu N5 国 koku / kuni country, pays, país N4 知 chi / shi.ru, shi.raseru know, wisdom, savoir

N4 〜として to shite Indicates role, function, position, or capacity in which someone acts, attaches to a noun, means as or in the capacity of N5 〜ている te iru Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information