君が代 — Japan’s National Anthem
“This illustration was created with the assistance of ChatGPT.” 君が代 — Japan’s National Anthem Kimigayo (君が代) is the national anthem of Japan . The lyrics come from a classical waka poem dating back over 1,000 years to the Heian period. It is one of the shortest national anthems in the world and is written in classical Japanese. 📜 Japanese Lyrics 君が代は 千代に八千代に さざれ石の いわおとなりて こけのむすまで Romanization: Kimi ga yo wa Chiyo ni yachiyo ni Sazare-ishi no Iwao to narite Koke no musu made 🔎 Word & Phrase Breakdown Below is a detailed explanation in the requested format: 君 (きみ / kimi) : you / lord (historically referring to the Emperor) が (が / ga) : possessive particle (“of”) 代 (よ / yo) : reign / era / generation は (は / wa) : topic marker (“as for”) 👉 君が代は (きみがよは / kimi ga yo wa) : “As for your reign” / “May your reign…” 千代 (ちよ / chiyo) : a thousand generations / a thousand years に (に / ni) : for / through / into (indicating duration) 八千代 (...