委員長は２年の任期で選ばれる。

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委員長 は ２ 年 の 任期 で 選ばれる 。

English Translation

The chairman is elected for a two year term.

Furigana

委員長(いいんちょう)は２年(ねん)の任期(にんき)で選(えら)ばれる。

Romanji

Iinchō wa ni nen no ninki de erabareru.

Words

委員長 (いいんちょう)

committee chairman

は (は)

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

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

任期 (にんき)

term of office

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.

選ぶ (えらぶ)

to choose; to select

Kanji

委

Readings: イ、 ゆだ.ねる

Meanings: committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

年

Readings: ネン、 とし

Meanings: year, counter for years

任

Readings: ニン、 まか.せる、 まか.す

Meanings: responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint

期

Readings: キ、 ゴ

Meanings: period, time, date, term

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer