日本は外交政策の変更を迫られてきている。

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日本 は 外交 政策 の 変更 を 迫られてきている 。

English Translation

Japan has been urged to alter her diplomatic policies.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)は外交(がいこう)政策(せいさく)の変更(へんこう)を迫(せま)られてきている。

Romanji

Nippon wa gaikō seisaku no henkō o semararetekiteiru.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

は (は)

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

外交 (がいこう)

diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

政策 (せいさく)

political measures; policy

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

変更 (へんこう)

change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

迫る (せまる、せる)

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

Kanji

日

Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か

Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

外

Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-

Meaning: outside

交

Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも

Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

政

Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん

Meanings: politics, government

策

Reading: サク

Meanings: scheme, plan, policy, step, means

変

Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える

Meanings: unusual, change, strange

更

Readings: コウ、 さら、 さら.に、 ふ.ける、 ふ.かす

Meanings: grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course, renew, renovate, again, more and more, further

迫

Readings: ハク、 せま.る

Meanings: urge, force, imminent, spur on